Turn your refrigerator and freezer to the coldest setting. The colder food is before a possible power failure, the longer it will last. Dry ice registers -216 degrees F, so wear gloves or use tongs when handling it. Wrap it in brown paper for longer storage and separate it from direct food contact with a piece of cardboard. Fill a partly empty freezer with crumpled newspaper to cut down on air currents which cause the dry ice to dissipate.
Flooding often accompanies hurricanes.
If you live in an area subject to floods, be ready to raise refrigerators or freezers by putting cement blocks under their corners. If you keep canned goods and other foods in a basement or low cabinets, move them to a higher location. Flood waters may carry silt, raw sewage, oil or chemical waste. For information about gardens that have flooded, contact your county extension home economist or local health officials. Tables Table 1.