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Storm Scale

• Tropical Depression

  No real damage to building structures. Damage primarily to unanchored mobile homes, shrubbery, and trees. Some coastal road flooding and minor pier damage.

• Tropical Storm

  No real damage to building structures. Damage primarily to unanchored mobile homes, shrubbery, and trees. Some coastal road flooding and minor pier damage.

• Category 1

  No real damage to buildings. Damage to unanchored mobile homes. Some damage to poorly constructed signs.

• Category 2

  Some damage to building roofs, doors and windows. Considerable damage to mobile homes. Some trees blown down.

• Category 3

  Some structural damage to small residences and utility buildings. Large trees blown down. Mobile homes and poorly built signs destroyed. Terrain may be flooded well inland.

• Category 4

  More extensive curtain-wall failures with some complete roof structure failure on small residences. Major erosion of beach areas. Terrain may be flooded well inland.

• Category 5

  Complete roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings. Some complete building failures with small utility buildings blown over or away.