But the category one hurricane missed Tampa, instead making landfall in southern Louisiana on Tuesday evening.
The last category one hurricane to hit the state was Hurricane Bob in 1991.
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The Weather Channel meteoroligists are still warning that the Hurricane Irene will hit Massachusestts as a category one.
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It went from a category one in Cuba, crossing over, became a category four in less than 24 hours.
Category one refers to the direct Olympic budget, covering costs like the athlete's village, transportation and the opening ceremonies.
Sandy, just a category one hurricane, was so large they Weather Channel and later everyone else dubbed it Superstorm Sandy.
Most host cities can comfortably claim a "category one" operating profit, especially since they receive half the television rights money in addition to tourism dollars and ticket sales.
Alloa's synthetic pitch played host to the only game to survive last Saturday, while the previous week's fixtures were wiped out because of a strike by Scotland's category one referees.
What category one hurricane has ever brought snow, anywhere?
Light rain ahead of the category one storm set to hit here Sunday were not enough to deter an afternoon wedding at The Chanler overlooking Easton Beach from the famous Cliff Walk.
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The storm is still a category one hurricane, but the majority of Massachusetts locals expect it to turn into a mere tropical storm by the time it crosses into Rhode Island next door.
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In searing temperatures, an 11-man group broke away after 45km, and established a 15-minute gap before Frenchman Amael Moinard attacked on the day's only major climb - the category one Col de Portel.
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The National Hurricane Center has downgraded Irene from a category two to a category one hurricane but says winds gusting up to 90mph extend outwards some 90 miles from the eye of the storm.
This afternoon, President Obama was briefed by FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and National Hurricane Center Director Dr. Rick Knabb on the preparations underway for Tropical Storm Isaac, which the National Hurricane Center has projected could become a Category One hurricane later today.
To get any category one or four weapons, like the Glock or the Sig Sauer used in Newtown, you need to be 21, to have joined a shooting range for the last six months, provided a blank criminal record and a certificate of physical and mental health not older than two weeks.
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They found 400 category-one images - the least serious - and 84 movies of the same category.
But how to stand out in a category no one really wants to hear about--and with a modest ad budget?
While Wall Street has its fans of certain airline stocks, the category is one of the most speculative around.
"This low PEG ratio falls into the best-case category on one of my Lynch-based model's most important tests, " points out Reese.
Three were categorized as "fun and friendly" trainers, two fell into the "focused on form" category and one was labeled as an "all business" trainer.
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And even though a large majority of games are free apps, the category is one that generates a lot of interest in a device and system from both the users and developers.
Keep in mind, though, that this is just one category of lending that is generating worry.
After that, losses from one category can be used to offset gains from the other.
One category loaded with competition is best song written for a motion picture or for television.
To the general public, real estate and housing tend to get tied up into one category.
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She said it was more common for Paralympians to compete in more than one category of race or sport.
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One category of bonds, those which were issued to bail out a previous default, seems to be gaining in frequency.
While Sony has to explain its poor decision, PETA ends up the intelligent one for not lumping all gamers into one category.
But there is one category in which YouTube has made little progress.
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