Photo by: Marie Lee-Rude, Extension Educator
Call for Info
Extension's toll free phone answer services can help with storm info too.
Farm Information Line – 800-232-9077 -- Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Extension educators answer questions about water, crops, horticulture and climatology issues.
AnswerLine -- 800-854-1678 -- Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.- noon and 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Answers to household and family oriented questions.
Frequently Asked Questions about Disaster Recovery
Climatology
Minnesota Climatology
Working Group -- Current weather conditions, regularly updated
climate data, historical climate data, Twin Cities data, and Agricultural
climate information.
Forecast Products -- Storm Prediction Center, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Current Severe Weather Reports -- Storm Prediction Center, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) -- Current and past storm data.
Past Severe Weather Records -- Local Storm Reports, NOAA's National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
National Weather Service -- Central Region Headquarters
National Weather Service -- Weather Forecast Office, Twin Cities, MN
Environment
Pruning Trees and Shrubs
Storm
Damage to Landscape Trees: Prediction, Prevention, Treatment
Family
After a Natural Disaster Series:
Coping with Loss
Managing Anger
Talking with Children
Ending Isolation
Extension Publications and News
Picking
Up the Pieces
Talking with kids about floods, other natural disasters
Prepare for Emergencies -- Kits for cars, first aid, fire extinguishers, and food and water.
Farm
University of Minnesota Extension
NEW Plan for dairy farm disasters
NEW The Soybean Growers Field Guide For Evaluating Crop Damage And Replant Options PDF
NEW The Corn Growers Field Guide for Evaluating Crop Damage and Replant Options PDF
Wind Damaged Farm Structures
Good planning can help recover from tornado, wind damage
Food/Water
Information Briefs (Info-U)
Drinking
Water Safety in Emergencies
Power Outages
-- Protect Food From Spoilage
Preparing
Food Without Power
Horticulture
Yard & Garden Line News
Preventing Storm Damage to Trees - Are Your Trees a Hazard?
Cracks and Splits in Tree Trunks
What Happens When Trees are Defoliated?
Tree-ting Storm Damage
When Lightning Strikes Your Tree
Knowing When to Hire an Arborist
Extension Publications
Lawn
Renovation
Pruning
Trees and Shrubs
Storm
Damage to Landscape Trees: Prediction, Prevention, Treatment
Housing
Home
Insurance Claims
Renter's Insurance
Portable Heater and Generator
Safety
Preventing
Consumer Scams
Resources
Disaster
Handbook-- with information on pesticide storage, building dikes,
protecting livestock, etc. from the University of Wisconsin Extension
Service.
Extension
Disaster Education Network (EDEN) -- a collaborative multi-state effort by
Extension Services across the country to improve the delivery of
services to citizens affected by disasters.
Federal Emergency
Management Agency -- Tornado Information
Minnesota
Department of Health -- Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery
Minnesota
Department of Transportation -- Traffic & Weather Conditions
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