the municipal water system to shut down. Many homes in Gotha were roofless from the storm's winds. Between Gotha and Windermere, more than half of the grapefruit trees were stripped of their fruits, as well as 10–20 percent of orange trees and five percent of tangerines. Elsewhere in the Florida interior, two hangars at Alachua Army Air Field near Gainesville collapsed. Some trees in Gainesville were toppled onto houses. Severe property damage was noted in Bartow, and roofs were torn from a school and several homes in Williston and Groveland. Damage was limited primarily to crops in the Palatka and Crescent City areas, with only minor losses sustained otherwise. Heavy rains and gusts as high as were recorded in Lakeland, which lost all power during the storm. Elsewhere in the United States Total losses in the state of Georgia were estimated at between $250,000–$500,000. Most of the damage occurred before the arrival of the storm's center of circulation. Downed trees blocked streets and highways in several communities. Communication services were scant in some areas as telecommunication and power lines were severed by the storm. Strong winds also damaged the shingles of some buildings to varying degrees. The shipyard in Brunswick, Georgia, was hit particularly hard, several of its buildings and four cranes being damaged. Eastern extents of the city were also inundated by storm surge as far as inland, prompting the evacuation of affected homes. The high wind-swept tides caused coastal inundation throughout the Southeastern U.S. coast, destroying many fishing boats at the Port of Savannah. The highest tides in Georgia occurred in Fort Pulaski, where the sea rose above mean sea level. Water damage on the island of St. Simons forced the evacuation of 1,200 people. The hurricane's heaviest rainfall occurred at the Brunswick airport, where was recorded. 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 damaged corn and lespedeza in North Carolina, constituting most of the $200,000 damage toll wrought by the storm there.