 The hurricane also produced a storm surge of over 3.7 m (12 ft), reportedly as high as 6.1 m (20 ft) along the southwestern portion of the island.The surge, which moved about 305 m (1,000 ft) inland, caused large-scale flooding that washed away or destroyed about 800 homes.Damage was estimated at $100 million (2005 USD) on the western portion of the island.