The Islands do that a lot, but you’re right, it is a good idea. They also have the “leg power” to send people out to every home with flyers to tell them when it will happen and what to do.
*and there’s always the coconut telegraph, which knows about it before the power company does, lol*
They probably also don't have a lot of people threatening to sue them because they couldn't see American Idol or somesuch.
I’m feeling a little better about Ambergris Caye (Belize) now, with this stormcarib report:
http://www.stormcarib.com/reports/current/belize.shtml
However, it does make it sound like they’re preparing for Dean to possibly come in a bit farther south than I was picturing.