Category 1
| Winds |
Surge |
Vulnerable |
| 74 to 95 mph |
4-5ft above normal |
Unanchored mobile
homes, shrubbery and trees, some piers. Some coastal road
flooding. |
Category 2
| Winds |
Surge |
Vulnerable |
| 96 to 110 mph |
6-8ft above normal |
Roofing
material, trees, many mobile homes, piers, small craft in
unprotected anchorages. Coastal roads and low-lying escape
roads flood two to four hours before center of storm arrives.
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Category 3
| Winds |
Surge |
Vulnerable |
| 111 to 130 mph |
9-12ft above normal |
Small
homes and buildings, large trees, all mobile homes. Low-lying
escape routes flooded three to five hours before center arrives,
and flooding destroys small structures. |
Category 4
| Winds |
Surge |
Vulnerable |
| 131 to 155 mph |
13-18ft above
normal |
Walls,
roof structures, doors and windows of small homes, all signs
and trees, lower floors of structures near the shore. Terrain
lower than 10 feet above sea level may flood, requiring evacuations
six miles inland. |
Category 5
| Winds |
Surge |
Vulnerable |
| greater than 155
mph |
greater than 18ft
above normal |
Homes
and buildings of all sizes, especially roofs, windows and
doors. Terrain lower than 15 feet above sea level may flood,
requiring evacuations as far as 10 miles inland. |
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