in dominica, storm surge left 1,000 people homeless and $47 million in property losses. winds exceeding caused severe impact in eastern puerto rico, especially culebra. the area was left without electricity and 350 houses were extensively damaged or destroyed. on the main island, effects were primarily limited to downed trees and power lines on highways and electrical outages at about 200,000 houses. throughout puerto rico, damaged reached $200 million and there were two deaths. similarly strong winds lashed the united states virgin islands. saint thomas suffered the worst, where 75%–80% of houses were severely damaged or destroyed. the island's hospital was flooded. damage in the united states virgin islands was estimated at $300 million. lesser effects occurred in the british virgin islands. several homes were deroofed, especially on anegada and virgin gorda. there were a number of telephone and electrical outages after a number of poles were toppled. in the united states, storm surge and high tides were reported along the east coast, leading to two drowning deaths—one in north carolina and the other in new york. in the former state, eight homes were swept into the ocean and damage reached $1.9 million. the storm also brought minor flooding to newfoundland, with one death and $500,000 in damage.