Michael
Petruccelli says: Pack your car.
Stock it not only with necessities such as food (which should be in your
Hurricane Preparedness Kit) clothing and medicine, but photos and important
papers such as birth certificates and shot records leaving (don't forget about
your pets' shot records!), pack things that you would not want to be without
both for your time away from home and in the event all is lost.
A good rule of thumb is to plan
about a week's worth of away-time (don't forget the laundry soap, etc. just in
case it's longer). Choose carefully. You presumably have a limited amount of
space in your vehicle and space for humans is needed too.
Make sure you have spare oil and
consider taking an extra gas tank if you can safely carry one on or in your
vehicle (gas stations on evacuation routes sometimes run out of gas).
