Minimal, not a lot of damage. Strong winds most likely but will not cause any fatalities.
A category 1 hurricane has sustained winds of 74 to 95 mph and is expected to cause mostly minor damage. A category 5 hurricane has winds of at least 156 mph and is expected to cause catastrophic damage.
It was a category 1 hurricane.
The first category of a hurricane is category 1.
Hurricane Tanya was a category 1.
Hurricane Chris of 2012 was a category 1 hurricane.
Hurricane Hanna is categorized as a Category 1 hurricane, which means it has sustained winds of 74-95 mph.
Hurricane Chris was a category 1 storm.
Hurricane categories range from category 1 to category 5.
Currently Tomas is a category 1 hurricane, though earlier it was a category 2.
Hurricane Sandy was only a Category 2 hurricane a peak strength and a category 1 at landfall in the U.S.
No, a category 1 hurricane is considered a relatively weak hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, with wind speeds of 74-95 mph. The scale goes up to category 5, which represents the strongest hurricanes with wind speeds over 157 mph.
Hurricane ratings are bases on maximum sustained wind speed. A category 1 hurricane has sustained winds of 74-95 mph. A category 5 hurricane has winds over 156 mph.