1. 22 STATES HIT BY MONSTER WINTER STORM FEBRUARY 12-14, 2014 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA

2. NATURAL HAZARDS THAT CAN CAUSE DISASTERS FLOODS WINDSTORMS EARTHQUAKES/TSUNAMIS VOLCANOES WILDFIRES & LANDSLIDES WINTER STORMS HIGH BENEFIT/COST FROM BECOMING DISASTER RESILIENT GOAL: PROTECT PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

3. ADVANCE WARNING

4. WHAT HAPPENED? A deadly winter storm produced 10-15 in (25-40 cm) snow and a messy mix of ice- slicked and snow-covered roads, power outages and whiteout conditions in 22 states--from Texas to New England.

5. WHAT HAPPENED? The storm left more than a half-million homes and businesses without electricity.

6. WHAT HAPPENED? The storm is already blamed for 17 deaths, mostly in traffic accidents.

7. WHAT HAPPENED? Schools, universities, local government offices, courts, and some businesses closed. Over 6,000 airline flights cancelled.

8. COST: 15 BILLION DOLLARS AND COUNTING UNLIKE JANUARY 28 TH, EVERYONE PAID ATTENTION TO THE EARLY WARNING

9. ATLANTA. GEORGIA: NOTE THE LACK OF TRAFFIC ON FREEWAYS

10. ATLANTA. GEORGIA: NOT THE CASE EARLIER ON JANUARY 28TH

11. COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

12. DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA

13. JACK-KNIFED TRUCK

14. More than 1,400 salt trucks and plows were mobilized in North Carolina.

15. VIRGINIA—NEAR WASHINGTON, DC

17. NEW JERSEY

19. MORE SNOW EXPECTED ON FRIDAY—VALENTINES DAY The tail end of the storm is expected to bring another blast of snow and potentially a couple more inches overnight into Friday and Saturday. By the time the storm moves offshore, it will have dropped 1 to 2 feet of snow along the Eastern Sea Board from Washington, D.C. to Portland, Maine.

20. WHAT TO EXPECT ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

21. BETTER WEATHER EXPECTED NEXT WEEK

22. WHAT IS THE LESSON? EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF EARLY WARNING TECHNOLOGIES ALWAYS PAYS OFF