The long range forecast predicts a late Fall and a very active hurricane season due to an active El Nino. In that we've already been hit with two tropical storms here in New Jersey and a third, Josephine, is possibly on the way this seems like a very reasonable assumption. When Tropical Depression Eleven becomes Josephine in a day or two she will be the earliest named "J" storm in recorded history. Though I've never had to bug out from this area due to a hurricane the possibility is always there. I have my plan in place.
In that we'd have to run and hide for probably just a few days my list is simple.
1. What ever cash I can muster.
2. A big 50 lb bag of kibble for the dogs.
3. Some non perishable food that doesn't require preparation like peanut butter, bread, crackers, cereal, canned tuna, trail mix, etc. Also toilet paper.
3. Fresh water.
4. Important papers ie. birth certificate, home owners insurance, etc..
5. The Ball Python can go a long time without eating so I won't worry about bringing food for him. Just water. In that he's a tropical beast he requires a lot of heat so I'll stick him in a pillow case and keep him close to my body.
6. I imagine that roomy Mike will be bugging out with me. I think it would be better to take two cars in case one craps out.
We'd drive west for a few hours until we were in the Pocono Mountains and hole up there. That's about it.
Edit: Almost everyone waits until the last minute to bug out then they get stuck in a massive traffic jam. If something really big was headed this way I definitely would scram a day or two in front of the stampede. In that we're about fifty miles inland here it would probably take a Category 4 or 5 to make me run.
One more thing to add... I don't know how many of you remember Hurricane Gloria in 1985. She was a beast of a Category 5 that was supposed to march right up the Delaware Bay. The weather guys were calling her "The Storm of the Century." I worked for Cable TV then and had to stay or lose my job. We all went to bed that night wondering if our world would be smashed flat by morning. We caught a huge break. When Gloria hit most of her wind was on her seaward side. For all her scary bluster she was basically a dud. Why mention that? Because if I was faced with the same scenario now that I am retired I definitely would skedaddle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Gloria