Saffir-Simpson Scale - Category:
Category One - Minimal
  • Winds: 74-95 mph (64-82 kt or 119-153 km/hr)
  • Storm Surge: Generally 4-5 ft above normal
  • Damage: No real damage to building structures. Damage primarily to unanchored mobile homes, shrubbery, and trees. Some damage to poorly constructed signs. Some coastal road flooding and minor pier damage.


Weather Almanac

Place: New England
Year: 1798
Event: Heavy snow with high winds; great damage to vessels on coast; many killed. Houses "buried in snow" -- tunnels needed to get out.

Place: Chicago, IL
Year: 1985
Event: November precipitation record: 7.65 inches (old record of 6.95 inches set in 1982). Note: November 1985 ended up with a total of 8.22 inches in city of Chicago.

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