1.   Countless trees were uprooted, power lines were toppled and roofs ripped apart, but by Saturday afternoon power was returning in zones throughout the string of low islands.

2.   In Pensacola and Navarre Beaches, a few dozen miles to the east, in Florida, a few homes had foundations washed out or roofs ripped off.

3.   A roof ripped from a pickup truck lay crumpled in the courtyard.

4.   Roofs ripped off hundreds of homes and businesses.

5.   Some roofs ripped loose, hundreds of utility poles uprooted and several sailboats sunk in Christiansted harbor or blown ashore.

6.   Some roofs ripped loose, utility poles toppled.

7.   Some tin roofs ripped loose, hundreds of utility poles uprooted and several sailboats sunk in the Christiansted harbor or blown ashore.

8.   The roof ripped from a pickup truck lay crumpled in the courtyard.