More than 2,500 homes were damaged and more than 200 were destroyed, officials said.
Sarah is the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season and the third this month.
Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Rafael struck Cuba, causing a nationwide power outage.
Meteorologists said the storm was triggered by high sea surface temperatures.
“Hurricane and tropical storms occur naturally, but human-caused climate change is adding to their burden and exacerbating the risk of major damage.” warned Kevin Trenberth, a prominent scholar at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.
