Your emergency kit's batteries are probably dead by now — here's what to use instead

When it comes to the safety of your family, you don't want to leave anything up to the elements. The weather is always unpredictable and it's better to be prepared for whatever it throws at you. One day, you could leave in the morning and need to be wearing your rain boots and holding an umbrella and come home in the perfect sunshine. Another day, you could have to race home because of a tornado warning that cropped up out of the blue.