{"id":2493,"date":"2020-11-30T16:15:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T16:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/?page_id=2493"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:46:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:46:45","slug":"winter-weather-preparedness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/emergency-preparedness\/winter-weather-preparedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Weather Preparedness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2493\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2493-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2493-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2493-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_video panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">How To Prepare for Winter Storms<\/h3><div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2493-1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZNPrwmW6Htc&#038;_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZNPrwmW6Htc\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZNPrwmW6Htc<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2493-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2493-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Winter storms create a higher risk of car accidents, hypothermia, frostbite, carbon monoxide poisoning, and heart attacks from overexertion. 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