Winter storm prep

• Power-outage kit checked: flashlights, batteries, radio
• Water: 1 gallon per person per day, 3 days minimum
• Food that needs no cooking: 3 days stocked
• Phone banks charged + car tank above half
• Heat plan: safe backup (never grill or generator indoors)
• Pipes: dripping faucets when hard freeze forecast
• Ice melt + shovel + scraper out and accessible
• Drafts: towels or door snakes staged
• Medications + pet food for 3+ days set aside
• Candles: safe placement or skip — flashlights preferred
• Family check-in plan: who calls whom if power drops
• Roof-edge icicle watch + gutter-weigh check