| Tropical Cyclone Wind Impact: None |
| Sustained wind and gusts below tropical storm force. Unsecured light weight items such as lawn furniture and trash cans will blow around. Rotting small tree limbs may snap; small twigs and leaf clusters will blow off trees. High profiled vehicles will feel a tug at high speeds. |
| Tropical Cyclone Wind Impact: Low |
Minor damage may occur to many mobile homes. Poorly constructed homes may receive some wall damage and partial roof removal. A few houses may have minor damage to roof shingles and siding. A few pool cages and lanai screens will be damaged. Unsecured light weight items may become projectiles, causing additional damage. Some electrical wires will be blown down, and local power outages are likely.
Most newly planted trees and shrubs could be damaged or uprooted. Some rotting small trees will be uprooted, and rotten large branches will snap. Numerous small twigs will separate from trees. A few palm fronds will be blown down. |
| Tropical Cyclone Wind Impact: Moderate |
Damaging to Dangerous Winds are Expected!
Most mobile homes will experience moderate to substantial damage. Some of poor construction will be destroyed. Houses of poor to average construction will have significant damage to shingles...siding...and gutters; more serious structural damage is possible. Unprotected windows may blow out. Many lanai screens and pool cages will be damaged. Well constructed homes will also see shingle and siding damage, especially with longer lasting winds.
Unfastened light to moderate weight items will become airborne...causing additional damage and possible injury. Hundreds of wires will be blown down. Local power outages will affect entire neighborhoods.
Many large branches of healthy trees will be snapped...and rotting small to medium sized trees will be uprooted. Dozens of palm fronds will be blown down...and minor to moderate damage will occur to citrus orchards and newly planted lowland crops. |
| Tropical Cyclone Wind Impact: High |
Life Threatening Winds Possible!
The majority of older mobile homes will be severely damaged or destroyed. Those that remain will be uninhabitable until repaired. Houses of poor to average construction will have major damage, including partial wall collapse and roofs being lifted off. Many will be uninhabitable until repaired. Well constructed houses will incur minor to moderate damage to shingles, siding,and gutters, as well as blown out unprotected windows.
Partial roof failure is expected in industrial parks...especially to those buildings with light weight steel and aluminum coverings. Older low-rising apartment roofs may also be torn off...as well as siding and shingle damage. Up to one quarter of all glass in high rise office buildings will be blown out. Airborne debris will cause damage, injury, and possible death.
Power outages will be widespread. Thousands of lines will be pulled down, and dozens of power poles will fall.
All trees with rotting bases will uproot or snap. Nearly all large healthy branches will snap. Healthy trees will uproot, especially where ground is saturated. Major damage is expected to citrus orchards. Most newly planted crops will be damaged. |
| Tropical Cyclone Wind Impact: Extreme |
Life Threatening Winds Expected!
All older mobile homes will be destroyed. Houses of poor to average construction will be destroyed or severely damaged. Moderate to major damage of well constructed houses will include up to one half of all gabled roofs. In addition, up to one quarter of exterior walls will fail. Aluminum and light weight steel roofs will be torn off buildings at industrial parks. Partial roof and exterior wall failure are likely at low rise apartment buildings, especially those of poor to average construction. Most windows in high rise office buildings will be blown out, with other minor to moderate damage possible due to swaying. Airborne debris of light to moderate weight will cause additional major damage, as well as injuries and a few fatalities.
Near total power loss is expected. Up to one half of all power poles will be knocked down, and hundreds of transformers will pop. The availability of potable water will be diminished as filtration systems begin to fail.
Thousands of trees will be severely damaged. Up to three quarters of all healthy small to medium sized trees will snap or uproot, most common on saturated ground. Up to one half of healthy large trees will snap or uproot. Severe damage is expected to citrus orchards, some orchards may face total destruction. Most of the newly planted ground crops will be wiped out. Livestock left to weather the storm will be injured, some critically. A few livestock deaths are likely. |
