Items included in the Sales Tax Holiday

• Portable self-powered light sources selling for $20 or less
• Portable self-powered radio, two-way radio or weather band radio selling for $50 or less
• Tarps or other flexible waterproof sheeting selling for $50 or less
• Self-contained first-aid kits selling for $30 or less
• Ground anchor systems or tie-down kits selling for $50 or less
• Gas or diesel fuel tanks selling for $25 or less
• Battery packages: AA-cell, C-cell, D-cell, 6-volt or 9-volt batteries, excluding automobile and boat batteries, selling for $30 or less
• Nonelectric food storage coolers selling for $30 or less
• Portable generators used to preserve food or provide light or communications selling for $750 or less
• Reusable ice selling for $10 or less​

  Top 10 hurricane mistakes Homeowners most often fail to:

  Homeowners most often fail to:

• Understand the threat
• Evacuate
• Leave in time
• Protect the home
• Organize important papers
• Inventory valuables
• Ensure adequate insurance
• Make provisions
• Know safety protocols
• Provide for Fido and Fluffy
• Source: National Hurricane Survival Initiative
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