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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: Maine
Year: 1983
Event: Snowtstorm, worst of season. 12-18 in. in the western mountains . . . a foot common statewide up to 24 in. in the mountains of Vermont, between Bristol and Waitsfield. 16 in. in other mountain areas, 12-14 in. in valleys, 14 in. at Albany, NY and 10 in. at Plattsburg, NY

Place: Blue Canyon, CA
Year: 1985
Event: Set a new 24-hour snowfall record for that site in Feb. - 42 in., (7&8th). Storm total 50 in.

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