 While crossing the Lesser Antilles , the hurricane brought powerful winds and heavy rainfall to the islands . On Dominica , crops suffered severe damage . All vessels at the harbor sank , killing two people . Winds on Puerto Rico left mostly minor damage to plantations , and rainfall was generally " beneficial " . In the Dominican Republic , three districts of Santo Domingo were destroyed , with half of the city leveled by the hurricane . Damages in the city were an estimated $ 50 million ( 1930 USD ) . The Red Cross estimated 2 @,@ 000 people perished in the city , with an additional 8 @,@ 000 injured . However , the actual death toll may never be known , and historians estimate the hurricane left between 2 @,@ 000 and 8 @,@ 000 fatalities . Haiti experienced crop damage due to the storm . In Florida , " damaging " rainfall was observed over southeastern Hillsborough County , with 8 to 9 in ( 200 to 230 mm ) measured . Press reports indicated damage to highways and bridges , and crops were inundated . Damage reached approximately $ 75 @,@ 000 . After passing the Outer Banks of North Carolina as re @-@ intensifying hurricane , power outages occurred across the region . Buildings at Cape Lookout were severely damaged . 
