How do you prepare for hurricanes & power outages in NC? Share your tips

Hurricane season is underway. And this year, experts have predicted a particularly active one, with 17-25 named storms .

The News & Observer is busy assembling our hurricane coverage so we’re ready to help inform our readers when the time comes.

Anyone who has experienced severe weather knows that preparation is key . Most of us are aware of the basic items to have on hand — extra batteries, shelf-stable food, bottled water, phone chargers.

We’re talking with experts to put together an extensive guide, but we want to hear from you, too .

• What tips, tricks and hacks do you have for hurricane preparation?
• What canned or shelf-stable foods do you stock up on?
• How do you get ready for power outages?
• What lessons have you learned from previous storms (the easy way, or the hard way)?

Send your advice to us (email ask@newsobserver.com ), and we’ll publish the best tips in a future story.

Ask the North Carolina Service Journalism Team

Have a question about your community you’d like answered? Or maybe a tip or story idea you’d like to share? The service journalism teams at The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer want to hear from you.

• If you have a question about the Charlotte area , send The Charlotte Observer team a question by submitting questions to this form .
• If you have a question about Raleigh or a Triangle area community, send The News & Observer team a question by submitting questions to this form .

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