Living South of Houston and about 50 miles inland from the Gulf Coast, I have seen tornadoes and hurricanes. Give me a hurricane any day, at least you know they are coming and have some time to prepare. However, hurricanes can spawn tornadoes. We did not get involved in the "Runaway Scrape" of Ike, but my daughter had no power for 17 days in her area in Houston.
We have all the prep stuff, food, water, meds, etc. Make sure you have some cash on hand. With no electricity, you also have no access to banking or credit cards. My big fear is no shoes. In bad weather, especially at night, I dress and put on good shoes. I don't want to wander around debris with no decent shoes on my feet.