 Impact from this system was generally minor . Prior to landfall in Florida , the storm produced winds up to 40 mph ( 65 km / h ) in Port Eads , Louisiana . The highest wind speed in Florida was 37 mph ( 60 km / h ) in Jupiter . There , the storm also dropped 4 @.@ 94 inches ( 125 mm ) of rain . The Jupiter area also reported rough seas , with the highest tides in 7 years . The storm wrecked two schooners – the John R. <unk> at Fernandina Beach and the John H. <unk> at Cumberland Island , Georgia . After becoming extratropical , the remnants of the storm brought wind gusts up to 56 mph ( 90 km / h ) to Cape Henry , Virginia and Block Island , Rhode Island . 
