Michael Petruccelli asks: What should you do - Once You Hear A Hurricane May Be Coming Your Way? (8)

Michael Petruccelli says: Fill plastic bags with water and place in the freezer. Fill all spaces in your freezer with bags of ice. Freeze water bottles, too. This will insure that if you have frozen food in the freezer it will stay frozen longer should the electric should go off and it will also provide more drinking water.

Michael Petruccelli asks: What should you do - Once You Hear A Hurricane May Be Coming Your Way? (7)

Michael Petruccelli says:  Make sure that you have a BBQ and lots of charcoal or propane so that you can cook and heat foods for meals. Small propane bottles can also serve as heat and light sources.

Michael Petruccelli asks: What should you do - Once You Hear A Hurricane May Be Coming Your Way? (6)

Michael Petruccelli says:  Realize that there is much water in the hot water heater of your home. An average 150 liter water heater has enough water to keep a single person alive for a month. 

Make sure you flip off the circuit breaker and close off the incoming water source to the water heater first. This way you will not introduce contaminated water to your clean water source.
An average person needs about 3.5 l of water (one gallon) per day. Pets (dogs) need about 1.75L of water per day. Cats need much less water.

Michael Petruccelli asks: What should you do - Once You Hear A Hurricane May Be Coming Your Way? (5)

Michael Petruccelli says: If you decide to stay at home, fill up the bathtub. An average bathtub full of water holds enough water for about three days. It also makes it possible to flush the toilet using a bucket. There are bladders you can buy for the tub to help keep any contaminants out of your drinking water. They are great for hurricanes, natural disasters, or zombie apocalypse. Water bladders come in a variety of sizes so you can take them camping too.

Michael Petruccelli asks: What should you do - Once You Hear A Hurricane May Be Coming Your Way? (4)

Michael Petruccelli says:  Cook all raw meats in your refrigerator and freeze them. They will help keep the other food cold and you can take them out one at a time for meals that do not require cooking.