Essential medications, cash, credit cards, sturdy shoes, warm clothing, etc. Make sure family members know how to respond before, during, and after a hurricane. Teach family members how to turn off gas, electricity, and water. Teach children how and when to call 911 and how to tune the radio for emergency information. Protect your windows .
Permanent shutters offer the best protection.
Plywood panels cut to fit the window are also a low cost option. Taping windows with masking tape in a criss-cross pattern will also help. Trim back dead or weak branches from surrounding trees . Check into flood or natural disaster insurance . To avoid as many problems as possible, safety organizations do all they can to keep the public informed of storms that can become potential hurricanes.