I would look to prepare for power outages and local travel challenges due to inland flooding. Talk to your neighbors and see if there has been any significant damage to your townhouse community due to storms in general. It may provide some insight as to other preparations you may want to consider.

Pete

Sounds good. A couple of really big tarps, wood lathe, nails and waterproof adhesive, to use as salvage covers if you lose your roof, windows, or develop leaks. It paid off for me last time 'round.

May I also suggest getting a ham radio general class license and battery-powered HF radio with antenna?

Even if they're not in an affected area, hams can provide assistance through the Hurricane Watch Net (http://www.hwn.org/) on HF radio. The Web site gives excellent instructions on how to operate on the net, especially useful if you're in an affected area. If you're without power and can't get local news and weather reports for some reason, having a mobile HF station will get you what you need.

If you are out of the effected area, you can pass on health and welfare traffic, damage reports, etc.