Winds reaching brought down power and communication lines across the Carolinas, leaving much of Charleston, South Carolina, without electricity. Tides to inundated low-lying areas of the city, primarily around The Battery. Trees and signage were downed in Florence, located from the coast. Several railroad coaches traversing the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad just south of Florence were damaged. Heavy rains throughout South Carolina caused $350,000 in damage to property and crops. In northwestern parts of the state, unpicked cotton crops perished. Winds of 30–40 mph (50–65 km/h) damaged corn and lespedeza in North Carolina, constituting most of the $200,000 damage toll wrought by the storm there.