What Could Happen in a Long-Term Power Outage?

Since we are on a well with an electric pump, if the power is out the water is out. People who live in town and are on city water didn’t have that problem, but many municipal water systems are automated. If the power is out long enough even the city folks will run out of water. Many homes are all electric, so as soon at the lights are out they have no heat, no hot water and they can’t cook.