I'm in Columbia county & at this point in time, we have no watches or warnings.
When we went through Frances (2004), Jean (2004) & then Wilma (2005) and lost power for days & days, we found out that all those "hurricane supplies" food wise that we constantly kept on hand really weren't needed. They were just taking up space. Why? Because when the power goes, & your fridge & freezer are starting to warm up (assuming you don't have a generator to run them) then you cook EVERYTHING in them. Why? Because cooked food keeps longer than uncooked food. We used the grill, we also had a coleman camp stove we used. Then you put everything into the ice chest & the freezer with frozen, water filled milk gallons to keep it cool in there. We ate like kings! We never touched any of our (food) hurricane supplies and we ate great! That was a real lesson learned for us. Of course, we always have canned goods & non perishable things on hand b/c that's just the way we are. Our larder is never bare.
Turn your fridge & freezer settings down (colder) NOW so they have time to get down to a colder temp.; that will keep things colder longer. Freeze water in gallon milk jugs. All food packed tightly will maintain cool longer so group everything together on 1 or 2 shelves & surround them with frozen jugs. When the water melts, you can use it for drinking.
You can heat water in a pot on a camp stove or the grill. Get your garden watering can & put some water in it & pour heated water in it to make it warm. Stand in the shower & have your spouse douse you while you soap & rinse. Then you can return the favor.
