Weather Madness Winter Weather Forecast. A​ nor'easter will pack heavy snow, rain, potentially damaging winds and coastal flooding as it intensifies off the East Coast early this week. H​ere's a look at where the storm is now and what's to come. The winter storm is producing mainly light snowfall in the Great Lakes and interior Northeast. Rainfall is spreading up the mid-Atlantic coastline. W​e expect the storm's worst impacts to peak Monday night into Tuesday and early Wednesday.

Weather Madness Winter Weather Forecast. Forecasters say the ongoing storm will not pack as much of a punch as its predecessor, which dropped over 10 inches of snow on the Midwest and Northeast but can still create enough wintry weather to cause travel problems. The first wave of snow broke out across the Dakotas early Sunday morning and went on to spread accumulating snow into Minnesota later in the day. Up to 11 inches of snow was reported just south of Bismarck, North Dakota, with up to 7 inches reported so far in the Minneapolis metro area. 

Weather Madness Winter Weather Forecast. The best chance of heavier snowfall during this storm is in the northern Great Lakes, from northern Wisconsin to northern portions of Lower Michigan. Ice accumulations are expected along the southern edge of the snowfall contours shown below. For now, those accumulations are expected to generally be light, although it will likely lead to slippery travel. In addition, any ice on trees or power lines coupled with strong winds could lead to some downed limbs and power outages Monday.

Our goal is to permanently reduce your organization’s slips and falls. When you work with Winter Walking, your slips and falls become our slips and falls and we won’t stop until they disappear. We understand that a worker whose job task requires them to deal with ice and snow for hours at a time, day after day, week after week cannot risk using an ice cleat that may break after a few hours or days. We build our ice cleats to last all season long, year in and year out.

It’s true – the ice cleat and winter traction aid market is overwhelming. For over 40 years, we’ve done the research necessary to assist safety professionals in reducing winter slip and fall incidents. Here are some tips to help you simplify the options you have available in the marketplace. First, let’s review the two most important types of traction aids: 1. TRANSITIONAL TRACTION® - Can be worn both inside and outside without being removed.

Good question! Most PPE that you deal with as a safety professional has some sort of third-party anti-slip regulation that guides you in your decision making. Whether that standard comes from ANSI, OSHA or CSA, etc., there is typically some predetermined barometer for gauging whether the specific PPE you are considering has “passed the test.” This is true for everything from gloves and hard hats to steel toe boots and even indoor slip-resistant footwear. But when it comes to ice cleats and traction aids, there are NO STANDARDS. Why is that?