
Customers browse near empty shelves at a Publix store in Miami ahead of Hurricane Irma in 2017. Photo: Jayme Gershen/Bloomberg via Getty Images
You don't want to wait until a storm develops and supermarket shelves empty out to start preparing.
- Miami-Dade County has an exhaustive list of items to include in your hurricane kit.
Some notable supplies:
- Seven days' worth of non-perishable food and water (one gallon per person per day)
- Battery-powered radio or TV with extra batteries
- Cash
- Copies of important personal documents, like social security cards and insurance information
- Flashlight
- Hygiene products, hand sanitizer and medications
Of note: In case of an evacuation, you can look up your zone on the county website.

Get more local stories in your inbox with Axios Miami.
More Miami stories
No stories could be found

Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Miami.