39 miles per hour: Speed winds must reach to merit an ocean-based storm the title “Tropical Storm” and a unique name.

74 miles per hour: Wind speed of a hurricane.

0: Percent probability of a named storm (tropical storm or worse) within 100 miles of Lewiston/Auburn in any given August or October.

0.07: Percent probability of a named storm within 100 miles in any given September.

Source: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/