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Publication
Aviation
93056 (N)
96052 (N)
96076 (N)
A Pilot's Guide to Aviation Weather Services
Key to TAF and METAR Report
Automated Surface Observing System(ASOS) Guide For Pilots

Boating/Marine

94058 (N)
98053 (N)
98054 (N)

NA

Safe Boating Weather Tips
Mariner's Guide to Marine Weather Services Great Lakes
Mariner's Guide to Marine Weather Services Coastal, Offshore and High Seas, Text only version
Marine Service Charts

Children
new200451 Owlie Skywarn: Watch Out...Storms Ahead: Full Booklet in PDF
Owlie Skywarn: Tornadoes
Owlie Skywarn: Hurricane
Owlie Skywarn: Floods
Owlie Skywarn: Lightning
Owlie Skywarn: Winter Storms

Dust Storm
82002 Dust Storm Driving Safety (Wallet Card)

Emergency Preparedness
20053
92054
NA
StormReady, StormReady Info in HTML
FEMA's Emergency Preparedness Materials Catalog
Red Cross: Talking About Disaster: Guide for Standard Messages

Floods
77014 Flash Flood (Wallet Card)
200253 Floods . . . The Awesome Power!, pdf
20052 Hurricane Flooding: A Deadly Inland Danger
92059 Red Cross: Are you ready for a flood or flash flood? htm or pdf
92060 Red Cross: Are You Ready for a Flood or a Flash Flood? (Spanish)
92062 Red Cross Poster: Are You Ready for a Flood or a Flash Flood? (E/S)
94059 River and Flood Program (Hydrologic Services Program)
96074E
96074S

The Hidden Danger: Low Water Crossing (English) pdf
The Hidden Danger: Low Water Crossing (Spanish) pdf


Heat
85001
94052
94056
Heat Wave: pdf, Heat Wave: text only
Red Cross: Are You Ready for a Heat Wave?
Red Cross: Are You Ready for a Heat Wave? (Spanish)

Hurricanes
70027 Survival in a Hurricane
85002 Hawaiian Hurricane Safety Measures, Central Pacific Tracking Chart
85006 Como Sobrevivir En Un Huracan (Survival in a Hurricane)
91001 Hurricane! A Familiarization Booklet: pdf
94050 (N) Hurricanes...Unleashing Nature's Fury: pdf
94053 Red Cross: Are You Ready for a Hurricane?
94054 Red Cross: Are You Ready for a Hurricane? (Spanish)
94055 Red Cross: Are You Ready for a Hurricane? Poster (Eng/Sp)
96071 (N) Red Cross: Atlantic Hurricane Tracking Map: pdf
96073 (N) Pacific Hurricane Tracking Map (12 x 24")
NA Atlantic Hurricane Names: 2003-2008 in pdf or text only
NA Pacific Hurricane Names: 2003-2008 in pdf or text only

Natural hazard
86001 (N) Natural Hazard Watch Warning Poster
86001 Estado De Alerta Y Estado De Peligro En Los Casos De Riesgos Naturales

NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)
200352
NOAA Weather Radio Poster
200356 NOAA Weather Radio Brochure
94061 (N) NOAA Weather Radio pamphlet (replaces 76015)
96053 NWR Decal
96070 (N) NOAA Weather Radio....the voice of the National Weather Service Text, pdf color
NA Saving Lives with an All Hazards Warning Network

NOAA/NWS
92501
93059
96051 (N/B)
NOAA Brochure
A Change in the National Weather Service
National Centers for Environmental Prediction

Thunderstorms, Lightning, and Tornadoes
99050 (N/B) Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Lightning...Nature's Most Violent Storms: pdf or text only
200252 Fact About Lightning, pdf color
85005 Tornado Safety Tips (Como Protegerse En Caso De Tornado)(WC)
92052 (N/B) Tornadoes...Nature's Most Violent Storms
  Text , pdf color
92053 (N) Thunderstorms and Lightning...The Underrated Killers! pdf color (See 99050 for text version.)
92057 Red Cross: Are you ready for a tornado? htm or pdf
92058 Red Cross: Are You Ready for a Tornado? (Spanish)
92061 Red Cross Poster: Are You Ready for a Tornado? (English/Spanish)
93051 Red Cross: Are You Ready for a Thunderstorm?
93052 Red Cross: Are You Ready for a Thunderstorm? (Spanish)
93053 Red Cross: Are You Ready for a Thunderstorm?(Poster: Eng/Sp)

Tsunami
NA Tsunami the Great Waves

Weather Spotters
92051 (N) SKYWARN Decal
81011 Spotter's Guide for Identifying and Reporting Severe Local Storms
92055 Advanced Spotter's Field Guide: color PDF (3 mg FTP), text only
93060 (N) Spotter ID Card (replaces 84001)
97050 (N) Basic Spotter's Field Guide: full color pdf version

Winter Storms
200160 (N/B) Winter Storms...The Deceptive Killers
91003 Red Cross: Are You Ready for a Winter Storm?
91004 Red Cross: Are You Ready for a Winter Storm? (Spanish)
91005 Red Cross Poster: Are You Ready for a Winter Storm? (Eng/Sp)

Other information regarding disaster preparedness and education can be found on the Red Cross Community Disaster Education page.

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Last Updated: August 19, 2004