Preparations
Forecasters at the United States Weather Bureau issued tropical cyclone watches and warnings for the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis and St. Martin. In Puerto Rico, forecasters began to issue warnings on September 26, and police and municipality leaders were notified of the storm's approach. The Governor of Puerto Rico called an emergency meeting with the territories' police chief, the general of the National Guard, Commissioner of Health, and other officials to discuss the preparation for the storm and what actions must be taken after the storm passes. The warnings prompted residents to board up their windows and take precautions.
In the Dominican Republic, the hurricane's approach triggered fears of a second disaster as that country was still recovering from the destruction by the 1930 Dominican Republic Hurricane two years earlier. The concern prompted residents to close businesses and evacuate; some sought to nearby churches for shelter. In Jamaica, meteorologists forecast the storm to move north of the island after passing over Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The track of the storm prompted the forecasters to issue advisories for ocean going ships and small watercraft. The countries of Honduras and Belize also took preparations ahead of the storm as people closed shops and other businesses in anticipation of the storm's landfall.
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