For instance, government officials may be informed about a hurricane few days in advance but do not voice concern immediately as storm conditions may change. Particularly, a false alarm may create a ‘cry wolf’ scenario in which people may be less likely to evacuate in the future (Alsnih and Stopher, 2004). In addition, the costs of an evacuation can exceed one million dollars per mile of coastline from direct and indirect (e.g. losses from commerce, tourism, etc.) sources (Wolshon, 2005a).