I live in Palm Beach County, in S.E. florida, and am just picking up the pieces after Irma. I just got the internet back.
We expected to get pummeled by it (Irma was a Cat 5 at one point), since we were, at one time, in the center of the cone.
A lot of my prepping was helpful and spared me aggravation.
The big thing was that I had stockpiled canned food and bottled water months ago, so we didn't have to go out and fight for things in the stores with long lines and empty shelves.
My girlfriend always judged me as a spendthrift and a hoarder because I was storing up all of this stuff...yet I was vindicated in the end. It was very small of me, but I said 'I told you so' a few times and got things thrown at me. In fairness to my girlfriend, though, we have a very small place...and she is an orderly, neatness-minded person who can't stand clutter in her living space...and there is nothing wrong with this.
I, on the other hand, tend to be a packrat.
We are still without power in this sweltering heat (88° and 90% humidity), so I spend a lot of time in my underware (or less, if you know what I mean) indoors.
We set aside extra food for the animals, filled the bathtub up with water (although the water never stopped running), and set aside the few medications that we need.
We are only drinking stored water because there were some reports of bad tapwater in some areas...although we are, supposedly, fine.
I've gotten to know my neighbors a little better. I've dropped off bottled water and food to a few of them, and helped out a little with the cleanup.
Without the Internet and with no cable, the best resources were a crank radio/flashlight combo by Eaton (it also charges cell phones), and a large supply of trashy paperback books picked up from thrift stores.
Also, I stored several clean restaurant style 5 gallon buckets of water, and I have a blue survival straw water purifier that is, supposedly, good for over 900 gallons of water. I plan to switch to my bucket drinking water if and when the bottled water runs out.
I hope our experience helps everyone.