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NHC AL031983 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Alicia (1983)

August 15, 1983 – August 21, 1983

Hurricane Alicia peaked at Category 3 with 115 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 206 US cities, 72 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 3

115 mph

Cities within 75 mi
206
At hurricane strength
72

when closest

States
1

Cities Alicia passed near, strongest first

Texas (206)

and 146 more

About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.