Archer asks T'pol if she's ever been camping. She references Vulcan ritual she participated in. However, in Strange New World (2001) T'pol went camping with other crew members as part of the mission. It seems strange that both T'pol and Archer would not bring up that occasion.
Not only could Dr. Phlox's have stayed in sickbay to ride out the storm. Some portion of the crew could also have remained there, reducing the crowding on "The Catwalk".
The wave front is said to be traveling at warp yet it was established in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) that no natural phenomenon is capable of traveling at warp velocity.
Even if they couldn't outrun the wavefront, it wasn't very high, so they could simply have gone up or down instead of running in the direction it was traveling. This is one of many examples of them seeming to forget they can move in not two but three axes.
Just before the crew learns that a dangerous storm is headed their way, many members of the crew are preparing to go on a week-long exploratory mission of an M-class planet with rich plant and animal life. Why doesn't anyone think to take shelter on the planet? The storm will only last eight days, and even if the crew runs out of food, they can survive on the planet indefinitely by gathering, hunting, and/or fishing.
Enterprise could land on the planet itself, or if this isn't possible, members of the crew could be shuttled down in groups in the shuttle pods, and when the storm approaches, a skeleton crew could remain aboard Enterprise to help the ship ride it out.
Enterprise could land on the planet itself, or if this isn't possible, members of the crew could be shuttled down in groups in the shuttle pods, and when the storm approaches, a skeleton crew could remain aboard Enterprise to help the ship ride it out.
Dr. Phlox complains that there is not enough room for all his animals on the catwalk, but it has already been established that Sick Bay's shielding is radiation-proof. Dr. Phlox did not need to move his animals at all. At least one person could have stayed in Sick Bay to care for them.
At one point during the storm, large numbers of pots, pans and other cooking vessels and implements fall off of shelves and crash to the floor. It is highly unlikely that the galley on a space vessel would be designed with such items stored unsecured as they would in a land-based kitchen. The risk of items falling and causing injury even during ordinary maneuvering would be far too great.