Why fill bathtub with water in hurricane?

But before filling the entire bathtub with water for toilet flushing and cleaning, review your tornado sheltering plan. Hurricanes can spark tornadoes along their path inland. If your tornado sheltering plan is limited to hunkering down in the bathtub with a mattress over your head because you don’t have a basement or pantry, you might want to rethink whether a tub full of water is really needed. read more

If you have a spare tub, fill that with water to flush the toilet. Though if the water levels get too high, the septic systems may not work. If the water gets really high, the sewer systems won't work. read more

The water can be used to flush toilets, clean dishes or it can be purified and used as extra drinking water. If you have time, buy bags to line the tub before filling it to keep water clean for drinking, the National Weather Service recommends. read more