Still recovering from the destruction of Hurricane Joaquin nearly a month prior, residents were advised on November 8, before Kate had  formed, to take more precautions in the event that warnings were issued.
New shelters were opened for the expected areas to be impacted by the then-precursor to Kate.
 Ahead of the storm, on November 9, a tropical storm warning was issued for the northern portions of the Bahamas as Kate was expected to pass fairly close to the island chain.
However, effects were not as bad as expected, due to the storm's circulation being very small.
Because of this, some islands did not even report tropical storm-force winds as Kate passed to the east.
The warnings were later discontinued as the storm moved away from the area.

On November 9, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) announced that they would closely monitor the progress of the tropical storm, after a Level II Activation code was put into effect.
NEMA Captain Stephen Russell advised residents that local administrators had been informed of the impending storm, to enforce that local disaster committees were prepared, and to have shelters opened, in case an evacuation needed to be ordered for low-lying areas, partially those near the outskirts of the island.
In northern Eleuthera, the  Glass Window Bridge was shut down in advance of tropical storm conditions.
One of the airline services in the Bahamas, Bahamasair, later stated that a flight from Nassau to San Salvador would be delayed by day to early on November 10 due to the weather conditions.
Further changes regarding flights to other areas in the Bahamas were stated as being issued in the case that conditions worsened.

That same day, public schools in Cat Island and San Salvador were closed due to the passing of Kate just to the north, advising students and staff to remain safe.
In addition, schools in Eleuthera also closed at noon in advance.
Still recovering from the destruction of Hurricane Joaquin nearly a month prior, residents were advised on November 8, before Kate had  formed, to take more precautions in the event that warnings were issued. New shelters were opened for the expected areas to be impacted by the then-precursor to Kate.  Ahead of the storm, on November 9, a tropical storm warning was issued for the northern portions of the Bahamas as Kate was expected to pass fairly close to the island chain. However, effects were not as bad as expected, due to the storm's circulation being very small. Because of this, some islands did not even report tropical storm-force winds as Kate passed to the east. The warnings were later discontinued as the storm moved away from the area.
On November 9, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) announced that they would closely monitor the progress of the tropical storm, after a Level II Activation code was put into effect. NEMA Captain Stephen Russell advised residents that local administrators had been informed of the impending storm, to enforce that local disaster committees were prepared, and to have shelters opened, in case an evacuation needed to be ordered for low-lying areas, partially those near the outskirts of the island. In northern Eleuthera, the  Glass Window Bridge was shut down in advance of tropical storm conditions. One of the airline services in the Bahamas, Bahamasair, later stated that a flight from Nassau to San Salvador would be delayed by day to early on November 10 due to the weather conditions. Further changes regarding flights to other areas in the Bahamas were stated as being issued in the case that conditions worsened.
That same day, public schools in Cat Island and San Salvador were closed due to the passing of Kate just to the north, advising students and staff to remain safe. In addition, schools in Eleuthera also closed at noon in advance.
Hurricane Kate (2015)