 Beginning on November 27 and continuing through December 3 , the National Emergency Management Office in Palau issued more than ten detailed public announcements warning residents of the approaching storm and how to prepare . In response , numerous families boarded up their homes and sought refuge in the 45 public shelters opened across the republic . On December 1 , a United States Navy vessel arrived in Palau in case requests for assistance were made after the storm . As a precautionary measure , the nations electric grid was shut down at 6 : 00 p.m. local time on December 2 . All flights to and from Roman <unk> International Airport were suspended during the morning of December 3 . A strict curfew was put in place for the city of Koror for the duration of the typhoon . 
