How Do You Prepare For A Hurricane Evacuation Before Mandatory Evacuation?
Why wait until after there is a mandatory evacuation to start preparing to leave town? Here are some ways you can plan for an evacuation so that when the time comes to leave town you are ready to go. Step 1 Plan where you are going. If you have friends or relatives in a near enough but far enough away city ask in advance if they will let you stay during an evacuation. Get their address and contact information and keep it with all your other hurricane evacuation supplies. If you don’t have anyone to stay with get names and numbers of hotels or shelters or campgrounds where you can go. Step 2 Map your evacuation route. Many times the main roads are packed so plan ahead for this. For example, if you are evacuating from New Orleans consider taking the 90 (Chef Menteur) instead of the I-10. Either have your evacuation route saved in your GPS or highlight it on a paper map. Also, plan for pit stops. Plan to stop in cities or places that are familiar to you or close to the highway. Step 3 If
