 Prior to the storm 's landfall in the Carolinas , tides at Wilmington , North Carolina , were 2 feet ( 0 @.@ 61 m ) above normal ; tides were near the same level at other areas of the southern fringes of North Carolina . In New England , five indirect deaths resulted from traffic accidents on highways as a result of the slippery conditions on roads wrought by Cindy 's rains . At Boston , 2 @.@ 37 inches ( 60 mm ) of rainfall was measured , while 2 @.@ 85 inches ( 72 mm ) fell at Bedford . Between the cities of Atlantic City , New Jersey , and Eastport , Maine , tides were 1 foot ( 0 @.@ 30 m ) to 3 feet ( 0 @.@ 91 m ) above normal . Rainfall in the Mid @-@ Atlantic peaked at 8 @.@ 43 inches ( 214 mm ) at <unk> State Forest in New Jersey , while rainfall in New England peaked at 3 @.@ 85 inches ( 98 mm ) at Lake <unk> , Connecticut . Rainfall was also recorded in Georgia , Delaware , Pennsylvania , New York , Connecticut , Rhode Island , Vermont , New Hampshire , and Maine . 
