 Regardless , the National Hurricane Center issued hurricane warnings for Guadeloupe on August 2 and the rest of the Leeward Islands extending to the Virgin Islands . The uncertainty of the hurricanes forecast track forced residents and tourists in the Lesser Antilles to evacuate . In the British Virgin Islands , 80 American and Canadian tourists evacuated to hotels . In Puerto Rico , residents were advised to secure or stow away loose objects and stock up on emergency supplies . 1 @.@ 1 million residents in the city of San Juan went to supermarkets to get much needed supplies in anticipation that the storm might hit Puerto Rico . In Humacao , the National Guard evacuated 1 @,@ 966 people living along a coastal highway . The islands of Martinique and Dominica were placed under a hurricane watch . The warning for Guadeloupe was discontinued at 2200 UTC when the hurricane posed no threat to the island . Simultaneously , the hurricane watches in effect for Martinique and Dominica were also discontinued . As Dean continued westward , the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for the Turks and Caicos Islands . The watch was soon canceled as Dean made its northward turn towards Bermuda . 
