['Last year, we had a trying experience during Hurricane Irma, but came out OK.', 'That must have been terrible. Were you okay?', 'At first, there were no supplies. But yes, we ended up OK.']
I can imagine it must have been very distressing. Glad that you were OK.
During Hurricane Irma last year, tarps, water, batteries and other supplies sold out way ahead of the storm. I managed to gather the things we needed over the course of the next week, ahead of the storm.