Good pointers Renae!!!
This is a very good point- I planned to loan a friend of mine 2 of my cat carriers since she needs 2 extra cuz she lives closer to the coast but now I think I better keep all 4 of my carriers so just in case I need to transport my babies, I will have sufficient carriers. I feel bad for my friend but I'm sure she'll understand...Remember that hurricanes can be deadly, and that you and your family may need to move into the bathroom or a closet during the storm because the walls of these small rooms may be able to stand up if the roof or walls collapse. Make sure your own cat is in a carrier the whole time as well so that if the house is damaged your cat will not escape. Make sure your cat has a collar or has a chip so that if the cat does escape, and is found it can be returned to you.
Sigh. I have SO MUCH to do AND now I think I am starting to get a kidney infection again cuz my back and side has been hurting for the last few days and is getting worse. I have a class tonite from 4-7 pm then am having a bed delivered tonite to my home, have to run to Petsmart which is about 30 min away to get a crate or kennel and some bachs rescue remedy to calm my cats down if they get freaked out or Callie from being trapped, trap Callie, get more food and water together, check all of my flashlights' batteries to make sure they're working! And I have to do all this tonite!Washington braced for the prospect of what one local disaster planning official called "the perfect storm" — a hurricane barreling up the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River and into the nation's capital.
Authorities there have set up the old convention center and Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, former home of the Washington Redskins football team, as disaster mobilization sites.
Another part from that website-
Hurricane forecaster Stacy Stewart said he "could easily see" winds at hurricane force — 74 mph and above — extending 150 miles out from the storm's center when it strikes land. Winds slightly less than hurricane intensity could extend up to 300 miles from the center.
In a conference call Monday for federal and state disaster planners, Stewart said the storm could bring widespread damage inland, not just along the coast.