 Minimal effects were felt elsewhere in the Lesser Antilles . In Guadeloupe , the storm dropped rain across southern Basse @-@ Terre Island through August 14 – 15 ; a peak total of 9 @.@ 02 in ( 229 mm ) was recorded at the summit of La Grande Soufrière . Wind gusts at <unk> Airport reached 38 mph ( 61 km / h ) , just below tropical storm force . Moderate breeze embedded with gusts to 28 mph ( 44 km / h ) brushed Dominica , and 1 @.@ 25 in ( 32 mm ) of rain fell at Canefield Airport within 24 hours of Cindy 's passage . Further south , a weather station in Saint Lucia recorded 1 @.@ 88 in ( 48 mm ) of precipitation , as well as light winds . As Cindy passed south of the Virgin Islands , unsettled seas and minor beach erosion affected the islands ' southern shores , with swells of 4 to 5 ft ( 1 @.@ 2 to 1 @.@ 5 m ) reported at Saint Croix . Onshore , the island experienced wind gusts to 35 mph ( 55 km / h ) and 1 @.@ 48 in ( 38 mm ) of rainfall . 
