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Just getting started myself, mostly as a function of time and money or lack thereof.

1. Loss of employment - How do I keep the roof overhead and family fed? This mostly involves financial diligence and personal development. Save what I can, don't spend more than I have, keep job skills current and relevant. Lifestyle, work on this now/everyday...

2. Tornado/fire - Living in tornado alley and fire are likely risks. Can't fit 6 people, dog, cat and whatever in the mattress-covered bath-tub. Small house so "safe-room and shelters" will be difficult... Bigger house/property would be nice, but not feasible at this time. Basement would be cool, but not likely in Texas. Figuring out how to keep a few days/weeks worth of critical supplies, meds, food, papers, etc nailed down/available in the space I have, whatever might be needed to recover from the house being in the "path." Considering low-profile water resistant/proof tool/lock-boxes of some sort attached to foundation with the critical stuff locked within. Perhaps somewhere least likely to blow-away, get crushed, melt or get water-logged by fire-hoses. Work in progress...

3. End of world/social break-down, return of Mad-Max etc... TBD.

Did see an interesting thread once on using pool-shock to make chlorine for mass water purification. Box of Calcium Hypochlorite for $20 or something would make 600+ gallons of bleach or something to that effect. -Calcium-, not Sodium.