As hurricane season ramps up, emergency management officials recommend that residents in coastal communities plan for an active few months. Having the right supplies, creating a meal plan and knowing when food is no longer safe to consume from a refrigerator or freezer are all important pieces of a safety plan.
Before severe weather strikes, it's important to prepare with enough food and water to last through power outages.
"You want to have 1 gallon per person per day, and you want to plan for three days," says Hollee Grady, a Mayo Clinic dietitian. "For one person, that'd be 3 gallons of water. Let's say you have a family of five, that'd be 15 gallons."
