 The highest rainfall total measured was 9 @.@ 79 inches ( 249 mm ) in Winnsboro , South Carolina , although unofficial sources east of Columbia , South Carolina , measured rainfall totals of up to 15 inches ( 380 mm ) . Tides ranged from 1 to 4 feet ( 0 @.@ 30 to 1 @.@ 22 m ) above normal . A total of eleven tornadoes were reported in association with Cindy . Only one direct death was caused by Cindy , in addition to five indirect deaths . Little damage was attributed to the hurricane , other than downed tree limbs and broken windows . Damage from Cindy was estimated at $ 75 @,@ 000 ( 1959 USD ) . 
