All hurricanes have the potential to be deadly, but a Category 1 hurricane is like a very severe tropical storm. Heavy rain and some wind damage, but large death tolls and devastating property damage would be unusual with a Category 1.
The first category of a hurricane is 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 Irene was a category 3, but had weakened to a category 1 by the time it made landfall in the U.S.
Currently Tomas is a category 1 hurricane, though earlier it was a category 2.
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 Irene was a category 3, but had weakened to a category 1 by the time it made landfall in the U.S.
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.