Fill your vehicle with gas. Secure your home. Making your home more disaster resistant can help reduce damage. Enact your pet plan. Take only the vehicle necessary to transport yourself and your family to safety.
Extra vehicles create unnecessary congestion.
Bring extra cash in case banks are closed and ATMs are inoperable. Notify family and friends of your plan and destination. Evacuate, traveling safely to your destination. Know your area's evacuation routes and have a route mapped out before you leave home. After the storm, listen to local officials for the all-clear signal before returning home.