I remember when the kids were little, like 2 & 5, we were in the closet and turned up tv really loud, cordless phone and shoes. Helpless feeling. Then the power goes out, can’t hear weatherman & warning and cordless phone is worthless. Hopefully now cell phones would work. Still is very scary. Bathrooms make me nervous with all the mirror and laundry room with hot water heater IF one were to hit. So we aim for closet with lots of comforters and lots of pillows.
Where were you in ‘89 when the tornados went through Jones Valley (an area of Huntsville)?
Spend about fifteen bucks and a couple of hours reading and get yourself an amateur radio license. Even without cells working, you’ll have communications with locals.
hopefully you’re all safe now .. but for future reference, the aforementioned earthquake survival advice included how to instantly turn off gas coming into your home .. which would be pretty critical.