There is more to preparing for hurricane season than securing windows and buying matches if you are staying on island for the storms. And even more to be done if you are leaving island for the season.
The very structure of your home from the foundations to the roof needs to be checked by a professional engineer to make sure that your property will withstand the incredible forces which nature might choose to throw at it.
Hurricanes impose a very heavy loading on a structure, and these loads must be safely transferred to the ground to avoid any damage to the building. Hurricanes cause not only a lateral sideways force on the building as a whole, but also cause upward forces on the roof structure that will try and lift if off. An engineer will ensure that the roof is securely strapped to the foundations and that there is a sufficient strength in the building to allow all the loads to be safely resisted.