Hurricane Shopping List

Storm forecast as of Monday afternoon. NOAA image.

Storm forecast as of Monday afternoon. NOAA image.

Yesterday, we posted some products that may make your life easier if your area is hit by Hurricane Florence, which is approaching the Mid-Atlantic states. We provided Amazon links to purchase some of the items, since in most cases, there was still time to order online and have your purchases delivered well before dangerous conditions hit your area. If it’s not already, it will soon be too late to order online and wait for items to be delivered.

But if past experience is a guide, local stores don’t get mobbed until the last minute. There are probably already crowds, but they are still manageable.

Update:  In some inland areas, it might still be possible to take advantage of the advice given on this page for online ordering.  But as early as Tuesday, some Walmart stores in the Carolinas, particularly in the Charleston area, already closed.  Before ordering, check the status of your store at this link.  Even if online ordering is no longer available, this page will give you some ideas of hurricane supplies you might have forgotten.

And to remove much of the stress, you can still order items online at Walmart, and then pick them up at your local store a few hours later. You’ll probably still have some gaps where you’ll need to go to the store and find an item or two. But if you go to Walmart.com and select items with  “free pickup today,” you’ll be able to save yourself a lot of time.

In some areas, you can use this service for all grocery items. But almost all Walmart stores offer this service for most items, including the non-perishable items you’ll need to weather the storm. To make things easier for you, we have the following shopping list of the most common items you might need. Simply click on the link, and if it’s what you need, you can place it in your cart. If you need to look for additional items, or if one particular brand name is out of stock, you can search for it on the Walmart site.

When you’re finished, simply check out as usual, but make sure you select pickup today, and pick the most convenient store. Within a few hours, you’ll get an e-mail or text telling you that your items are ready. You just go to the store with photo ID and pick up your items from the online counter, which is usually at the front of the store.

Your individual preferences will vary, but here’s a selection of many of the items you might need to weather the storm. If the link says that the item is already out of stock, you should still be able to search for different brands of the same product.

 

Note:  This page contains affiliate links, meaning that if you order after clicking on the links, this site will receive a small commission.