The Blizzard of 2026 Is Coming — Here’s How I’m Preparing
Right now, it’s calm outside.
That’s usually how it goes before a winter storm like this one. The sun’s out, it doesn’t feel that cold yet, and it’s easy to think, “We’ll deal with it tomorrow.”
But the forecast says a lot of people across the South and Appalachia are about to deal with ice, snow, wind, and power outages — possibly for several days.
And when that happens, one thing matters more than anything else:
Heat.
Not food.
Not gadgets.
Not panic buying at the last minute.
Heat.
I’ve lived through enough winter outages to know that when the power goes down in freezing temperatures, things can get serious fast. Pipes freeze. Roads become impassable. Stores close. Internet goes out. And if you don’t have a reliable way to stay warm, you’re in a bad spot.
That’s why I went through my actual winter backup systems — not theory, not fear, just what I personally rely on when the grid goes down:
Backup heat sources that work without electricity
Battery power for lights and basic entertainment
Radios for information when the internet drops
Wood heat as a long-term fallback
Why most people wait too long — and why that’s dangerous
I filmed a walk-through of my setup and explained what really matters when winter storms hit and power outages follow.
If you take nothing else away from this, remember this:
You can survive a few days without a lot of things.
You can’t survive long without heat in winter.
If you’re prepared already, good — this video may help you double-check your plan.
If you’re not, it might help you focus on the right priorities before it’s too late.
Stay warm,
M.D. Creekmore