throughout the lesser antilles, the storm produced high winds and heavy rainfall. after hurricane luis destroyed 90% of dominica's banana crop, marilyn ruined the remaining 10%. in addition, a roof was torn off an emergency shelter. on martinique, moderate rainfall and tropical storm force winds were recorded, though no damage or fatalities occurred. effects in guadeloupe were similar, but more intense. in saint-claude, of rain fell, which was the highest precipitation total associated with marilyn. wind speeds measured on guadeloupe were also tropical storm force, with sustained winds of in marie-galante. similar but lesser winds and rain occurred in saint barthélemy and sint maarten. however, the united states possessions, were, by far, suffered the most damage. strong winds damaged or destroyed at least 80% of buildings on st. thomas, which left 10,000 people homeless. storm surge in the charlotte amalie harbor beached the "uscgc point ledge" and damaged many smaller boats. moderate to severe damage was also reported on st. croix and st. john, where 20–30% of houses were damaged. on culebra, an offshore island of puerto rico, wind gusts as high as 125 mph (201 km/h) were reported. as a result, light planes were overturned and 250 homes were either damaged or destroyed. large waves also caused street flooding on the island. flash floods on the main island of puerto rico sent rivers above their banks. moderate winds and rainfall on antigua caused extensive damage to banana crops. while the storm bypassed bermuda, tropical storm force winds were reported but no damage occurred. overall, marilyn caused at least 13 fatalities and $2.1 billion in damage.