Just how bad is this winter storm is going to be?

Social scientists have discovered that people in harm's way are far more likely to heed warnings if the impending threat is compared to a past highly memorable event. For example, the anticipated impact from a forecast flood can be compared to the effects of a relatively recent memorable flood.

With that in mind, I would like to heighten people's awareness about the expected impacts of this evolving major winter storm by comparing it to another historical event from 2008:

http://onion.com/aOuScR

Seriously though, a good source of winter storm preparedness and safety information can be found at: http://www.weather.gov/om/winter/

Praying for everyone's safety...