Travel Weather
Weather Car Emergency Kit: Winter, Heat, Flooding, and Severe Storm Travel
A weather car emergency kit guide for winter driving, heat, severe storms, flash flooding, and road closures.
Quick answer: A weather car kit should help if you are delayed, stranded, overheated, cold, or stuck away from home during hazardous weather.
Core kit
Carry water, snacks, flashlight, phone charger, first aid, reflective triangles or lights, blanket, and basic tools.
Keep supplies accessible, not buried under luggage.
Winter additions
Add scraper, shovel, traction aid, warm clothing, gloves, and extra blanket.
If stranded in snow, stay with the vehicle unless safe shelter is very close.
Summer and storms
Carry extra water, sun protection, and never drive through floodwater.
If severe storms are approaching, a vehicle is not a tornado shelter when a sturdy building is available.