While passing through the Lesser Antilles, reports of squalls with wind speeds of 45 mph (72 km/h) were received from St. Lucia and Barbados.
Rain was also reported, but totals were not large due to the storm's quick passage.
One death was attributed to Cora on St. Lucia when a 22–year old stepped on a high tension power line that was downed by the winds from the storm in Castries.
In addition, an industry on the island reported tree losses of two to four percent from the storm.
 No reports of damage were received from the other Windward Islands and damage on Grenada, if any, is unknown.
Although it remained far to the south, Hurricane Cora affected weather conditions that reached as far north as Presque Isle, Maine,  where balloonists Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman were preparing to make the first ever transatlantic balloon flight on the Double Eagle II.
The winds created by Cora's influence would give the hot air balloon the northerly push required for takeoff according to Anderson.
After six days, the Double Eagle II completed the flight, landing near Miserey, France.
Cora also affected another record attempt when swimmer Diana Nyad was delayed due to the hurricane's influence.
The planned marathon swimming record attempt was for her to swim from Cuba to Florida, a total of 103 mi (166 km).
The record attempt ultimately failed after 42 hours.

According to the preliminary report on the hurricane, neither track forecasts or intensity forecasts panned out for the storm.
The track forecasts called for a path more northward than the actual track whereas following the development of the eye, intensity forecasts called for further strengthening until it became clear the cyclone was weakening.
When it was upgraded to a hurricane on August 8, Cora became the second hurricane to have been upgraded to that intensity based solely on satellite presentation after 1975's Hurricane Doris.
The hurricane was also the second of three storms in the season to reform or be reclassified as East Pacific storms.
The other two were Tropical Storm Bess (which became Hurricane Iva), and Hurricane Greta-Olivia.
Of these, only Greta maintained its circulation over land.
This was the only time an Atlantic hurricane was named Cora.
While passing through the Lesser Antilles, reports of squalls with wind speeds of 45 mph (72 km/h) were received from St. Lucia and Barbados. Rain was also reported, but totals were not large due to the storm's quick passage. One death was attributed to Cora on St. Lucia when a 22–year old stepped on a high tension power line that was downed by the winds from the storm in Castries. In addition, an industry on the island reported tree losses of two to four percent from the storm.  No reports of damage were received from the other Windward Islands and damage on Grenada, if any, is unknown. Although it remained far to the south, Hurricane Cora affected weather conditions that reached as far north as Presque Isle, Maine,  where balloonists Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman were preparing to make the first ever transatlantic balloon flight on the Double Eagle II. The winds created by Cora's influence would give the hot air balloon the northerly push required for takeoff according to Anderson. After six days, the Double Eagle II completed the flight, landing near Miserey, France. Cora also affected another record attempt when swimmer Diana Nyad was delayed due to the hurricane's influence. The planned marathon swimming record attempt was for her to swim from Cuba to Florida, a total of 103 mi (166 km). The record attempt ultimately failed after 42 hours.
According to the preliminary report on the hurricane, neither track forecasts or intensity forecasts panned out for the storm. The track forecasts called for a path more northward than the actual track whereas following the development of the eye, intensity forecasts called for further strengthening until it became clear the cyclone was weakening. When it was upgraded to a hurricane on August 8, Cora became the second hurricane to have been upgraded to that intensity based solely on satellite presentation after 1975's Hurricane Doris. The hurricane was also the second of three storms in the season to reform or be reclassified as East Pacific storms. The other two were Tropical Storm Bess (which became Hurricane Iva), and Hurricane Greta-Olivia. Of these, only Greta maintained its circulation over land. This was the only time an Atlantic hurricane was named Cora.
Hurricane Cora