Our storm and outage prep here is more or less permanent because the artesian well goes out with the power. Gallons and gallons of water in jugs. And in my kitchen I have a double row of two liter wine bottles that I filled with hot water and a little dish soap. Stayin good indefinitely, and Incredibly handy after a few days (or meals!) without water, to be able to wash a dish is awesome. Also that lightly soapy water is great for hand washing with minimum water wasted. My mom had a travel trick for that which is really good too - a soapy clean cloth sealed in a ziplock.
And of course I take up some fresh water for drinking on a regular basis.
Last winter I discovered the crock pot as a great thing to have when you're expecting a storm to hit but no way of knowing when your power will go. Just having a cooked meal that's on 'warm' meant that I would have hot food at the ready after the power was gone.
