forecasters, but did not come. The storm's motion slowed, and the center began wobbling erratically toward the coast. The storm made landfall around 11:00 UTC on July 20 near San Fernando in Tamaulipas. The storm had sustained winds of , Category 3 on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale. After heading inland over northeast Mexico, it dissipated over the Sierra Madre Oriental on July 21. Preparations Eastern Caribbean Still recovering from Hurricane Ivan a year prior, which damaged or destroyed approximately 90 percent of housing, residents in Grenada took quick action to prepare for Emily including declaring a state of emergency. A shortage of construction material stagnated rebuilding after Ivan. This left fewer buildings as reliable shelters and many homes without roofs by the arrival of Emily. Of the 80 buildings considered for public shelters, 45 were used as such with 1,650 people seeking refuge in them. Residents rushed to stock up on emergency supplies, resulting in heavy road traffic. The International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) described residents to be in "panic"; grocery stores were emptied and stretches of cars lined at gas stations. The Grenada Red Cross Society affirmed their stockpile of 2,000 jerry cans, 600 blankets, 100 tarps, 50 cots, and 10 generators. They also coordinated evacuations with local transportation services. The nation's government enacted a curfew from 7:00 p.m. July 14 to 6:00 a.m. July 15 local time. Telecommunication services Cingular and Digicel suspended service as a precaution. In the easternmost Caribbean Island of Barbados, the government ordered the closure of businesses while residents stocked up emergency supplies. Shelters were opened nationwide and local radio stations broadcast regular warnings to alert the public. A delegate from the Panama Regional Delegation was sent to assist the local chapter of the Red Cross. The Dominica Red Cross Society confirmed emergency resources were properly stockpiled. Trinidad and Tobago activated its National Emergency Centre and ordered the closure of commerce. Approximately 544 people sought refuge in shelters across Trinidad and Tobago. BP evacuated all but 11 essential workers from their 14 oil platforms around the nation. Businesses shuttered across St. Vincent and the Grenadines and St. Lucia. Although airports remained open, British Airways cancelled flights to and from Hewanorra International Airport. The St. Lucia Red Cross placed ten response teams on standby. The Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross placed 100 personnel on standby. The Pan American Disaster Response