More snow is headed our way! Slow down and use caution when traveling to and from campus tomorrow morning. To check the latest travel conditions, use the Iowa 511 app, visit https://t.co/CrxUFZC7tr, or dial 511.
More snow is coming tonight into Friday, with impactful accumulations in a band from western into central Iowa. The Friday morning commute may be affected!
A strong spring storm is on its way to campus. Tonight, rain will transition to snow with increasingly strong winds. Tomorrow morning, wind gusts of 50-60+ mph will cause significant blowing snow, making travel hazardous. Stay alert for changing conditions!
Due to forecasted blizzard conditions, Iowa State University will partially close on Wednesday, March 5. All day and evening classes will meet virtually. Students should check email and Canvas for updates from their instructors. For more information: https://t.co/EO2f1ydPIA
It's bitter #cold today in #Iowa. Even colder weather will follow with extreme wind chills of 25 to 40 below zero tonight into tomorrow.
✅ Layer up
✅ Limit time outdoors
✅ Make sure exposed skin is covered-- including fingers, nose, & ears
https://t.co/vjlYFIgcZy #ReadyIA
If you think your lab's glass collection container looks like a cat litter bucket, you're right! Learn the history of how @TidyCats cat litter buckets became part of the university's lab glass recycling initiative: https://t.co/wuFAzWNIxA
An Arctic cold front will move toward @IowaStateU this weekend. Strong winds & low temps will create wind chill values ranging from -15 to -13 degrees Fahrenheit from Sun. through Tues. Wear appropriate clothing and layers to minimize your risk of exposure https://t.co/3j6d2RRI3A
Check out the series of safety workshops we're offering this spring semester for on-campus laboratory workers, including faculty, staff, and graduate and undergraduate students: https://t.co/gZlIeNk7uy
#labsafety#safetytraining#sciencesafety
Snow is here! Be ready for changing conditions. Follow @IowaStateUEHS for winter weather safety tips, and find more information on our website: https://t.co/3j6d2RRI3A
Less snow doesn't always mean it's an easy go! While it's not Buffalo, your commute will be slow. The snow has mostly stopped, but crashes are starting. You'll be on slick or snow covered roads no matter where you go today. SLOW DOWN & check https://t.co/gt4AdbKOoW!
Stop by Campus Fire Safety Day today from 9-11 a.m., just south of Parks Library, so you can:
🔥 Learn how to respond quickly and safely to a fire
🧯 Use an extinguisher to put a simulated fire
👕 Get a free shirt (while supplies last)
Campus Fire Safety Day will happen tomorrow from 9-11 a.m. just south of Parks Library. Stop by and give the extinguisher a try! Your preparedness can help make our campus safer. #FireReady#FireSafetyMonth
Learn more: https://t.co/iGmjBcwaMF
EH&S' Fire Extinguisher Training program started in 1976, and a total of 85 Iowa State University employees completed the program then. In 2023, 9,701 employees and students completed fire safety training. You can help us be #FireReady this year: https://t.co/iGmjBcwaMF
Campus is in a heat advisory today. Please use caution if you will be working outdoors, and check out these tips for preventing heat-related illness: https://t.co/gOWLXt33jR @IowaStateU@ISUPD
🥵The heat and humidity continues!
🌡️Widespread heat indices of 105 to 110°F are expected throughout the area today, then again south and east tomorrow.
🚨A Heat Advisory remains in effect for all of central Iowa today, then again for southeast Iowa tomorrow. #iawx
#SafetyDataSheets can save lives. Enhance your #ChemicalSafety knowledge with our SDS workshop during #LSO2024! LSO attendees will practice:
✍️Properly labeling chemicals
👨🔬Storing chemicals safely
💦Responding effectively to spills
Learn more: https://t.co/yTIKV0AC3J
#LabSafety
Lab Safety Orientation 2024 includes an interactive fire safety workshop 🧯🔥
LSO attendees will learn practical fire safety techniques, understand fire types and extinguishing methods, and experience using fire extinguishers.
Learn more: https://t.co/yTIKV0AC3J
#FireSafety
ISU faculty, staff, and students (graduate and undergraduate) are invited to the Fall Semester Laboratory Safety Orientation at EH&S: https://t.co/SfV3T4SxY8
#LSO2024 includes:
🧯🔥Hands-on fire extinguisher training
🗑️🏷️Waste disposal workshop
👨🔬📑Safety data sheets session
☀️Hot and humid weather will persist throughout the week. Check out these tips for preventing heat-related illness: https://t.co/gOWLXt33jR @IowaStateU@ISUPD
Please be careful if you'll be working outdoors for 1+ hours over the next few days. High heat indexes can lead to dangerous heat-related illnesses: https://t.co/PCAuWSefeR
⬆️🌡️Temperatures continue to increase through the end of the week, with hot, humid conditions resulting in heat indices near or exceeding 100F Saturday through Monday.
In addition to the heat, isolated showers and storms are possible south & east late Friday into Saturday. #iawx