Hurricane Kit Check List
Prepare a Hurricane Kit for your household with 3 to 14 days supply of the following items. These items can be taken to hurricane shelters, and reflect what you are likely to find at shelters.
Basic Supplies
- Drinking water (1 gallon per person per day)
- Manual can opener
- Nonperishable foods
- Canned meat, fish, fruit, or vegetables
- Bread in moisture proof packaging
- Cookies, candy or dried fruit
- Canned soups & nonperishable milk
- Powdered or single serve drinks
- Cereal
- Packaged ketchup, mustard or mayonnaise
- Peanut butter and jelly
- Instant tea or coffee
- Flashlight (1 per person)
- Portable battery powered lanterns
- Large trash bags (lots of them)
- Battery operated radio
- Extra batteries for all battery operated items
- First aid kit including aspirin, antibiotic cream
- Mosquito repellent
- Waterproof matches
- Money
- Unscented bleach or water purification tablets (add 8 drops of bleach per gal.)
Cooking Supplies
- Portable camp stove or grill with utensils
- Stove fuel, charcoal or propane
- Disposable eating utensils, plates cups
- Napkins and paper towels
- Aluminum foil
Personal Supplies
- Prescription medicines (1 month supply and copy of prescriptions)
- Feminine hygiene products
- Toilet paper
- Entertainment: books, games, toys and magazines
- Bedding: pillows, sleeping bag
- Change of clothing
- Rain ponchos and work gloves
- Extra eye glasses or contacts
Important Documents
- Insurance documents
- A list of all your important contacts (family, doctors, insurance agents)
- Banking information
- Leases/mortgage
- Proof of occupancy (such as utility bill)
- Photo inventory of your personal belongings
- Waterproof container to keep the documents in
Baby Supplies
- Disposable diapers
- Formula, food and medication
- Bottles and feeding utensils
Pet Supplies
- Dry and/or canned food
- ID tags and collars
- Proof of recent immunizations
- Water (1/2 gallon per day)
- Litter box and supplies
- Carrying container
Other Necessities
- Tool Box
- Fire Extinguisher
- Masking tape or duct tape
- Outdoor extension cords
- Spray paint
- Standard single line phone (After hurricanes, many people still have service, but no phone)
- Local phone book
- Roofing tarps or plastic sheeting