Hurricane Safety Tips Prepare a Disaster Supply Kit. An extra pair of glasses. Blankets or sleeping bags. A change of clothes, sturdy shoes or boots, and rain gear.
Flooding can begin before a hurricane nears land.
Evacuate early-when you are advised to leave. Move your most valuable possessions that you leave to higher points within your home. If you live in a mobile home, check tie-downs and leave immediately for a safer place. Don't mistakenly go out during the brief calm when the eye passes through. Winds can end suddenly, return from the opposite direction and increase in seconds to 75 mph or more.