Tropical storms

Underestimated because of the name.

The rain and the outage do the damage, not the wind — which means the same generator and floodwater failures that follow a hurricane follow this too.

Practical guidance — no statistic claimed

Do this tonight

Treat the preparation as identical to a hurricane. The name is the only thing that is smaller.

Where tropical storms actually get declared

Federal major disaster declarations, FY2015–present.

One page, and it works for every hazard — the first ninety minutes look the same in all of them.

Every declaration where you live, ranked, with the failure mode behind each.