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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.



 

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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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