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Hurricane Alicia
Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 1983 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hurricane Alicia was the first named storm and first hurricane of the 1983 Atlantic hurricane season. Alicia was the season's strongest and deadliest storm. It killed a total of 21 people and caused $2.6 billion (1983 dollars) in damage. It was the most destructive Texan hurricane since Hurricane Carla in 1961.[1]
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Category 3 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
![]() Hurricane Alicia making landfall on Texas. | |
Formed | August 15, 1983 |
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Dissipated | August 21, 1983 |
Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 115 mph (185 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 963 mbar (hPa); 28.44 inHg |
Fatalities | 21 direct |
Damage | $2.6 billion (1983 USD) |
Areas affected | Mostly Texas |
Part of the 1983 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Hurricane Alicia formed from Tropical Depression Three on August 15 in the Gulf of Mexico and slowly moved west towards Texas, where it made landfall on August 18 at its strongest point with 115 mph (185 km/h) winds. Alicia quickly weakened into a tropical depression before dissipating overland on August 21.