 Light rainfall and gusty winds caused minor damage in Barbuda , Saint Martin , and Trinidad and Tobago . Brief blackouts and damage reaching $ 200 @,@ 000 was reported in the United States Virgin Islands . Effects were most severe in Puerto Rico , where some areas experienced more than 12 inches ( 300 mm ) of rainfall . Mudslides caused by flooding damaged roads , bridges , and houses . At 406 homes on the island were flooded , which five suffering at least moderate damage . In San Juan , slick roads caused several minor car accidents . One indirectly fatality was attributed to the storm after a man fell off his roof while attempting to remove a satellite dish . Damage on the island of Puerto Rico reached $ 501 @,@ 000 . According to the Civil Defense Force of Dominican Republic , severe flooding in the northern portions of that country caused the evacuation of more than 700 people . In Haiti , squalls tore tin roofs off of numerous shanty homes and subsequently flooded a few . Rainfall in Cuba brought relief to an 8 month long drought in eastern Cuba . 
