Stick This in Your Hurricane Box! I Dare You

CENTCOM has its own page dedicated to hurricane preparedness and suggests that you stick the following items in your 'Hurricane Box':

Hurricance Box: A suggested list of hurricane box contents is below:

Canned and non-perishable foods
Water - at least 1 gallon daily per person for 3 to 7 days
Cooking tools (ie. A non-electric can opener.)
Camp stove (with fuel)
Lantern (with fuel)
Several flashlights and fresh batteries.
A portable, battery operated radio and fresh batteries.
Cell phone.
Zip-lock bags to protect valuables.
A portable cooler and ice.
Baby food, formula, diapers, and baby wipes.
Toiletries.
Eating utensils.
Masking tape.
Bedding, blankets or sleeping bags.
Valuables and important papers (ie.. insurance, medical records, bank account numbers, Social Security card, etc.) in waterproof containers, including your directorate recall list.
Plastic drop cloth.
A few games and books for children.
Iodine or other water purification tablets.
Candles and matches.
Radio - Battery operated with NOAA Weather Radio
Blankets / Pillows, etc.
Clothing - seasonal / rain gear/ sturdy shoes
First Aid Kit / Medicines / Prescription Drugs
Special Items - for babies and the elderly
Toiletries / Hygiene items / Moisture wipes
Keys
Important documents - in a waterproof container
Vehicle fuel tanks filled
Pet care items (proper identification/immunization records/medications), ample supply of food and water, a carrier or cage, muzzle and leash
Canned sodas
Plastic garbage bags
Mosquito repellent
Bleach
Pet food
Bedding (1 blanket or sleeping bag per person)
Cooler
Ice
Toiletries
Clean clothes and sturdy shoes
Clothes & dish detergent
Clothesline and pins
Fire extinguisher - ABC type
Gloves & goggles
Small tools
Cleaning supplies
Brooms & mops
Pails and buckets
Ladders
Plywood & nails
Rakes & shovels
Chain saw, gas & oil
Duct and masking tape
Rolls of plastic
Wheelbarrow
Battery operated clock
Butane lighter or matches
Axes, hatchets, pruners
Rope

CENTCOM, regretfully, does not tell you where to get the absolutely enormous 'box' that would actually hold all of this stuff though. For that, you're on your own.

If you do manage to find such a huge box, pack paddles too. In the event of a levee break, empty the box and row for your life!