As Phaedrus says, situational awareness. I would add to that, if things don't feel right they probably aren't.
I suspect most of us have family that run the spectrum between oblivious and well-prepared. Unfortunately even after living through Sandy and Katrina it's hard to get some of my relatives to think outside of their comfort zones.
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