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Holiday Decoration Wind Safety: Lights, Inflatables, Ladders, and Storms
How to secure outdoor holiday decorations before wind, rain, snow, and storms, plus ladder safety and electrical weather concerns.
Quick answer: Outdoor decorations should be secured for wind and removed or powered down before dangerous storms, ice, or high wind events.
Wind hazards
Inflatables, signs, light frames, and yard decorations can blow into roads, windows, or power lines.
Use proper anchors and bring items in before high wind warnings.
Electrical safety
Use outdoor-rated cords and keep connections off wet ground when possible.
Do not handle electrical decorations during lightning or flooding.
Ladders and ice
Avoid ladder work in wind, rain, snow, or icy conditions.
Decorating can wait; falls during bad weather are not worth it.