Storm surge
The storm left little impact in Mexico. Storm surge and abnormally high tides were reported in all ports along the coast of Louisiana. Several washouts occurred along the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in New Orleans and eastward, causing a suspension of service. At Lake Pontchartrain, tides partially flooded Milneburg and Spanish Fort. Mississippi experienced the highest storm surge, which peaked at approximately above mean low tide at Gulfport. Along the coast of the state, the storm surge and tides capsized rowboats and small launches and destroyed small piers. The Mississippi and Gulf Coast Traction Company reported about $35,000 in damage to its railroads. In Alabama, an observation site in Mobile recorded wind gusts up to . Storm surge and abnormally high tides inundated low-lying coastal areas of the state, with of water on the beachfront road in Bayou La Batre. Seafood factory buildings suffered minor damage. The storm generated wind gusts up to in Pensacola, Florida. There, winds downed trees, telegraph, and electrical wires, and deroofed some homes, mainly those without fastened roofs.