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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: Austin, TX
Year: 1937
Event: 9.7-inch snowfall -- maximum 24 hour-snowfall and maximum for one season. This was the only snow Austin had all season.

Place: Wisconsin/IL
Year: 1989
Event: Snow squalls with thunder and lightning at Milwaukee, where 9 inches fell. Eleven inches fell at Waukegan and 2.1 inches at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

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