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I also have a little box with a four day supply of medications that can quickly be slipped into my purse.in case of an evacuation.
Also remember that it will take quite a while for stores to restock their shelves when you are able to return home
I have a huge generator wired into the house, cell phone charged up, truck always gassed up, extra gas for both, flashlights, battery operated radio, the house is always very well stocked and I'm having a wood stove installed this year.
Although I have a well, I also keep stores of water for an emergency. I think the Doomsday theory is just so much hype (fear mongering if you will) but wherever you live and whatever your circumstances some degree of preparedness for, say, a prolonged power outage is essential. Remember, in a power outage gas pumps and ATMs won't work and grocery stores will be quickly stripped.
I climbed on top of the exercise bike and sat there the whole night with my feet above. The water rose high but it didn't go pass the bed's height limit. After the typhoon passed, the island was devastated. Because mom needed power for her air mattress & suction machine, we finally found one of the last places with some generator. What a rip-off. We paid $2000 for it. (We've bought generators after that, and it rarely goes over $600.00!) For us, the hospital bed (cranking it up) and the generator is a necessity.
P.S... we couldn't take mom to the hospital as shelter because they were already full with patients. The pregnant women had to go there and stayed in the hallways.