The damage toll in Guadeloupe amounted to $880 million. [27], The worst damage on the principal island of Puerto Rico occurred along its northeast coast at Fajardo and Luquillo, where the angle of attack of Hugo's winds was most favorable for high storm surge. [31] Due to a lack of planning for housing shelter residents, 500 schools remained closed weeks after the storm, affecting at least 150,000 students. [47], The hurricane watch for the Carolinas was issued 30 hours before Hugo's landfall. [94] The homes of 80 percent of Culebra residents were wrecked. [101] The Red Cross documented the destruction of 3,307 single-family homes and "major damage" to another 18,171. [31] More than 2,000 troops from the United States National Guard were mobilized in Puerto Rico;[32] in San Juan, National Guardsmen and volunteers drove around the city issuing emergency instructions over loudspeakers. [31] U.S. Coast Guard C-130s and two cutters were sent to San Juan to render aid and deliver supplies. Ships at the marina in Isle of Palms were crumpled into a heap on the mainland shore. [54] At least minor damage was dealt to nearly every building on the island, with severe damage inflicted on half of all buildings. [8][52] As many as 100,000 people may have been left homeless throughout the region as a result of Hugo. [105] Much of the South Carolina coast was subject to the ferocity of the hurricane's forces. [116] The NOAA classified wind damage as "extensive" in 15 counties. [8] Rainfall on the Caribbean islands averaged between 5–10 in (125–250 mm). The rupture of a fuel oil tank on the facility grounds caused an oil spill in the Christiansted harbor. Hurricane watches and warnings were issued by the National Hurricane Center for areas in Hugo's path from September 15–22; several hundred thousand people from the Caribbean to the continental U.S. would evacuate to safety. [83] While Hugo's rainfall was not sufficient to cause major river flooding in North Carolina, minor flooding impacted mountainous areas north and east of Asheville and highways in seven counties. Fuel was also ejected from Kermit's lower fuselage. [131] Power outages also affected thousands of electricity customers in Massachusetts. Myrtle Beach Air Force Base sustained $2 million in damage from buildings and equipment. Delays in traffic in the city led to an estimated 35 percent increase in vehicular operating costs in the months following the hurricane. [41] After Hugo departed the Caribbean, officials in South Florida convened on September 18 to discuss emergency preparedness plans, and some residents began to gather supplies. Hugo caused about $944 million in damage in Horry County. 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