Severe winter weather brings ice, heavy snow, power outages and dangerous cold.

How to prepare your home

  • Insulate pipes and let faucets drip during extreme cold to prevent freezing.
  • Service your heating system yearly and install carbon monoxide detectors.
  • Keep emergency heat sources and extra blankets available.
  • Stock food, water, medications and flashlights for multi-day outages.
  • Clear heavy snow from roofs when safe to prevent structural stress.

Official sources

All states ranked by winter storms risk

Alaska Alaska is among the most exposed states in the nation when it comes to winter storms. The risk is very high,… Very High Maine Maine is among the most exposed states in the nation when it comes to winter storms. The risk is very high,… Very High Minnesota Minnesota is among the most exposed states in the nation when it comes to winter storms. The risk is very… Very High Montana Montana is among the most exposed states in the nation when it comes to winter storms. The risk is very high,… Very High New Hampshire New Hampshire is among the most exposed states in the nation when it comes to winter storms. The risk is very… Very High North Dakota North Dakota is among the most exposed states in the nation when it comes to winter storms. The risk is very… Very High South Dakota South Dakota is among the most exposed states in the nation when it comes to winter storms. The risk is very… Very High Vermont Vermont is among the most exposed states in the nation when it comes to winter storms. The risk is very high,… Very High Wisconsin Wisconsin is among the most exposed states in the nation when it comes to winter storms. The risk is very… Very High Wyoming Wyoming is among the most exposed states in the nation when it comes to winter storms. The risk is very high,… Very High Colorado winter storms represents a high risk for homeowners in Colorado. Damaging events occur frequently, and… High Connecticut winter storms represents a high risk for homeowners in Connecticut. Damaging events occur frequently, and… High Idaho winter storms represents a high risk for homeowners in Idaho. Damaging events occur frequently, and preparing… High Illinois winter storms represents a high risk for homeowners in Illinois. Damaging events occur frequently, and… High Indiana winter storms represents a high risk for homeowners in Indiana. Damaging events occur frequently, and… High Iowa winter storms represents a high risk for homeowners in Iowa. Damaging events occur frequently, and preparing… High Kansas winter storms represents a high risk for homeowners in Kansas. Damaging events occur frequently, and… High Massachusetts winter storms represents a high risk for homeowners in Massachusetts. Damaging events occur frequently, and… High Michigan winter storms represents a high risk for homeowners in Michigan. Damaging events occur frequently, and… High Nebraska winter storms represents a high risk for homeowners in Nebraska. Damaging events occur frequently, and… High New York winter storms represents a high risk for homeowners in New York. Damaging events occur frequently, and… High Ohio winter storms represents a high risk for homeowners in Ohio. Damaging events occur frequently, and preparing… High Pennsylvania winter storms represents a high risk for homeowners in Pennsylvania. Damaging events occur frequently, and… High Rhode Island winter storms represents a high risk for homeowners in Rhode Island. Damaging events occur frequently, and… High West Virginia winter storms represents a high risk for homeowners in West Virginia. Damaging events occur frequently, and… High Delaware Delaware has a moderate risk of winter storms. Damaging events happen regularly enough that homeowners should… Moderate District of Columbia District of Columbia has a moderate risk of winter storms. Damaging events happen regularly enough that… Moderate Kentucky Kentucky has a moderate risk of winter storms. Damaging events happen regularly enough that homeowners should… Moderate Maryland Maryland has a moderate risk of winter storms. Damaging events happen regularly enough that homeowners should… Moderate Missouri Missouri has a moderate risk of winter storms. Damaging events happen regularly enough that homeowners should… Moderate New Jersey New Jersey has a moderate risk of winter storms. Damaging events happen regularly enough that homeowners… Moderate Oklahoma Oklahoma has a moderate risk of winter storms. Damaging events happen regularly enough that homeowners should… Moderate Utah Utah has a moderate risk of winter storms. Damaging events happen regularly enough that homeowners should… Moderate Virginia Virginia has a moderate risk of winter storms. Damaging events happen regularly enough that homeowners should… Moderate Washington Washington has a moderate risk of winter storms. Damaging events happen regularly enough that homeowners… Moderate Alabama Winter storms in Alabama are less frequent than in northern states but can still bring ice, sleet, and… Low Arizona winter storms poses a low risk in Arizona. Significant events are infrequent, but localized incidents do… Low Arkansas winter storms poses a low risk in Arkansas. Significant events are infrequent, but localized incidents do… Low California winter storms poses a low risk in California. Significant events are infrequent, but localized incidents do… Low Georgia winter storms poses a low risk in Georgia. Significant events are infrequent, but localized incidents do… Low Nevada winter storms poses a low risk in Nevada. Significant events are infrequent, but localized incidents do occur… Low New Mexico winter storms poses a low risk in New Mexico. Significant events are infrequent, but localized incidents do… Low North Carolina winter storms poses a low risk in North Carolina. Significant events are infrequent, but localized incidents… Low Oregon winter storms poses a low risk in Oregon. Significant events are infrequent, but localized incidents do occur… Low Tennessee winter storms poses a low risk in Tennessee. Significant events are infrequent, but localized incidents do… Low Texas winter storms poses a low risk in Texas. Significant events are infrequent, but localized incidents do occur… Low Florida Florida faces a very low risk from winter storms compared with most other states. While major events are… Very Low Hawaii Hawaii faces a very low risk from winter storms compared with most other states. While major events are… Very Low Louisiana Louisiana faces a very low risk from winter storms compared with most other states. While major events are… Very Low Mississippi Mississippi faces a very low risk from winter storms compared with most other states. While major events are… Very Low South Carolina South Carolina faces a very low risk from winter storms compared with most other states. While major events… Very Low

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