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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.


Weather Almanac

Place: Los Angeles, CA
Year: 1943
Event: First general smog condition noticed in L.A., probably a result of rapid increase in industry and transportation resulting from WWII.

Place: Miami, FL
Year: 1987
Event: 97 degrees -- broke all-time September record of 95 set on Sept. 9, 1949.

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