pforeman...for the last 30 or so years, I've tried to address one target area each year for supplies... water, cooking, lights, information, relaxation etc, and after the 2004/2005 storm season, debriefed my students' experiences, and came up with a pretty comprehensive list of hurricane oriented supplies and concerns... but don't think you get too many Tropical Storms in Iowa...there is no need to reinvent the wheel... look at some of the LDS produced videos on YouTube...in addition to the blog I posted above, the video that most influenced my preparations was this one by Wendy DeWitt...it completely changed the manner in which I store long term supplies to vacuum sealed canning jars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOLuIApyNPc