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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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Place: Tacoma, WA
Year: 1940
Event: High winds struck the Tacoma-Narrows Bridge at a critical angle, causing caused vibrations which eventually collapsed the $6 million, four-month-old bridge. Maximum wind speed of 31 mph recorded in downtown Tacoma; probably higher over Puget Sound.

Place: Minneapolis, MN
Year: 1991
Event: Minus 6 degrees -- record low for the date.

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