Is your family prepped? Remind them to be. Canned goods with a manual can opener. Fill every water jug and put a lid on them. Stuff water bottles in the freezer like yesterday so when they lose power, the extra ice will help keep things cold. Bring the bbq grill/charcoal inside so it doesn’t blow away and once the weather is past they have a means to cook. Please, bring in the pets and do NOT leave them out or tied to a tree. Make sure the furbabies have food and water.
Have food they can eat without cooking. Canned goods don’t need heated. Tuna can be eaten straight from the can. Give the furbabies the drained liquid - don’t waste it. If they have time, cook/bake foods to grab which don’t need refrigeration - cookies, cake, bread, cornbread, a cooked roast will last a day in a closed fridge without power.
Wash the dishes and laundry before power goes out. Wash themselves. Fill cleaned bathtub with water.
Don’t take shelter in the attic in rising water unless they have a means to hack their way out.
Charge every battery they can find NOW including their computers and phones and any batteries in flashlights, clocks and radios.
Organize their preps now so they don’t have to hunt for items in the dark.
Make copies of their important papers like BC, health and house insurance, etc. Write down important phone numbers in case something happens to their cell phones.
Make room in the garage for the vehicles. Face it, 99% of that stuff in the garage is junk whereas vehicles are expensive, needed and can be their lifelines. It would be wise to pre-pack vehicles with extra clothing and foods if they need to get out quick.
Make a disc of the family photo album and move both to separate safe areas.
Good list—thanks for the useful post.
If it is coming to Tampa, they will be gone to my sister’s in Georgia. I think that I want to go back in with them afterward to deal with whatever they find and prepare for rebuild.