Following the west-southwesterly motion of the storm , swells generated by Tomas produced breaking waves on coastal sections of the ABC islands during the morning of November 1 . Consequently , a small craft advisory was issued at 1415 UTC for all three islands . In addition , a state of severe weather was declared for Bonaire and Curaçao during the passage of Tomas . In Haiti , the country which was devastated earlier in the year from a deadly January 12 earthquake , government officials began preparing for possible impact from Tomas by October 30 . One United Nations spokesperson remarked that a hurricane strike would be " the last thing Haiti needs " . The Haitian government issued an orange storm alert , one level short of the highest state of alert , and warned for the possibility of winds , thunderstorms , and flooding
January 12 earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Hurricane Tomas