With a major snow and ice storm looming this weekend for the U.S., Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter shares the importance of preparing for these weather events with the help of the free AccuWeather app.
00:00AccuWeather snow and ice experts have been highlighting the risk for a major snow and ice storm and some unusual extreme cold across parts of the south and eventually into the east coast over the coming days.
00:15This is going to be a big storm that's going to virtually shut down travel by all modes, by air, by road and by travel or by rail in many parts of the southern and eventually eastern part of the United States.
00:29So there are many tools in the free AccuWeather app to help you to best prepare for the storm and to stay safer.
00:35And I want to show you when you download the free AccuWeather app, which you can do by opening up your smartphone's camera and scanning that code on the screen.
00:43That'll bring you to a page to download the app. On the home screen, this is where you're sort of your main dashboard.
00:48And notice right on the top here, we have the AccuWeather Winter Storm Center.
00:52And when you tap on that, you can access latest stories and insight from our team of 100 expert meteorologists and videos.
00:59That can be a great resource. But here are all the locations, your current location and any other locations that you care about.
01:05And we're going to tap on the top here and go over to Dallas, Texas today.
01:09And when you scroll down, look at the headline that our experts have added here.
01:13A major winter storm will bring the risk for snow and ice later this week. Check AccuWeather often.
01:18And when you go into the day-by-day forecast data, this is where you can see a total view of the storm here and the impacts that will be occurring.
01:25So if we tap on, for example, Saturday, you can see in Dallas periods of sleet and freezing rain, some snow late accumulating a coating to an inch.
01:34AccuWeather real feel of 12, so that shows you that cold air that will be there.
01:38And notice this one at the top. When you tap on that, that's AccuWeather's Wintercast,
01:42which shows you the amount of snow we're expecting, plus the prospects for a little bit more, a little bit less.
01:47AccuWeather's been proven to be the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings.
01:50Better protect your family and keep them safer. Download the free AccuWeather app today.
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