Hurricane Safety
Hurricane Emergency Kit Checklist: Supplies for Wind, Flooding, Surge, and Outages
A hurricane kit checklist for water, food, medicine, documents, evacuation, generators, pets, and long power outages.
Quick answer: A hurricane emergency kit should support both evacuation and sheltering through wind, flooding, heat, and power outages.
Evacuation side
Keep IDs, insurance papers, medications, cash, chargers, pet records, and route information ready to leave quickly.
Know your evacuation zone before a storm is close.
Shelter side
Store water, food, flashlights, batteries, radio, hygiene supplies, and cooling options for outages.
Plan for several days without normal services.
After landfall
Avoid floodwater, downed lines, generator fumes, and damaged structures.
Heat can become a major hazard after power loss.