About GoCheckMyStorm
Free, private tools for the task everyone postpones until the forecast cone appears: finding out how ready the house actually is, before anyone tries to sell you anything.
Why this exists
Hurricane preparedness content mostly comes in two flavors: government PDFs nobody opens in time, and fear-driven sales pages for generators and gear. What's missing is the diagnostic in between: which of the twenty things on every list actually apply to your home, which ones you've already covered, and which three matter most right now. GoCheckMyStorm is that middle step. The guidance comes first, it's free, and the readiness check runs entirely in your browser. We literally cannot see your answers.
What we are and aren't
- We are an independent educational resource: a readiness score, a printable 48-hour checklist, and plain-English explanations of what each gap means.
- We are not your emergency management office. Watches, warnings, and evacuation orders come from your local officials and the National Weather Service, and their word outranks everything here, always.
- We are not insurance advisors, engineers, or contractors. Coverage decisions, structural work, and anchoring questions belong with licensed professionals in your area.
Privacy promise
The readiness check is processed entirely on your device. Your answers are never transmitted to us or anyone else, never stored, and gone when you close the tab. There is no email capture anywhere on this site. Your results PDF and printable worksheet are generated in your browser, and the 48-Hour Checklist's check marks live only on your own device. Nothing you do here sends us anything.
Because we don't store anything, the "Copy link to your results" button is how you save or share a result: your answers are encoded inside the link itself (not on any server), so you can bookmark it or send it to the household group chat, and opening it simply re-renders the result on that person's own device. The link never touches us.
Built to be readable by everyone
Look for the A button in the bottom-left corner on any page. It enlarges the text (A / A+ / A++) and turns on higher contrast, and it remembers your choice as you move around the site. Storm planning often includes helping a parent or grandparent, and they should be able to read this too.
How the site is funded (affiliate disclosure)
Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you use one and end up purchasing or requesting a quote, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. This is how the site stays free. Two guardrails keep it honest: the readiness score is deterministic (the same answers produce the same result for everyone, and no partner can change it), and the guidance is written before any partner exists, which is why some buttons say "Coming soon" instead of linking anywhere.
Contact
Questions, corrections, or feedback: hello@gocheckmystorm.com
GoCheckMyStorm.com · Educational content only, not insurance, safety, or engineering advice. In any emergency, follow your local emergency management officials.