Discuss the types of hazards that could affect your family and know your home's vulnerability to storm surge, flooding, or wind.
Locate a safe room or the safest areas in your home for each hurricane hazard. In certain circumstances the safest areas may not be your home but within your community.
Determine escape routes from your house and places to meet. These should be measured in tens of miles rather than hundreds of miles.
Have an out-of-state friend as a family contact so that all of your family members have a single point of contact.
Make a plan now for what to do with your pets if you need to evacuate.
Post emergency telephone numbers by your phones and make sure your children know how and when to call 911
Stock non-perishable emergency supplies and a disaster supply kit.