Category 1: Winds 74-95 miles per hour • primarily affects shrubbery, tree foliage and unanchored mobile homes.
Category 2: Winds 96-110 miles per hour • considerable damage to shrubbery and tree foliage • some trees blown down • major damage to exposed mobile homes • no major damage to buildings • some damage to roofing materials of buildings • some window and door damage.
Category 3: Winds 111-130 miles per hour • foliage torn from trees • large trees blown down • mobile homes destroyed, with some structural damage to small buildings • some damage to roofing materials of buildings • some window and door damage • storm surges nine to 12 feet above normal tide heights.
Category 4: Winds 131-155 miles per hour • shrubs and trees blown down; all signs down • complete destruction of mobile homes • extensive damage to roofing materials, windows and doors • complete failure of roofs on small buildings • major damage to lower floors of near-shore structures due to flooding and battering of waves and floating debris.
Category 5: Winds greater than 155 miles per hour • shrubs and trees blown down; all signs down • extensive shattering of glass in windows and doors • complete failure of roofs on many residences and industrial buildings • complete destruction of mobile homes • small buildings overturned or blown down • some complete failures of other structures.
