NHC AL011972 · Atlantic basin
Tropical Storm Alpha (1972)
May 23, 1972 – May 29, 1972
Tropical Storm Alpha peaked at Tropical storm with 69 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 8 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- Cities within 75 mi
- 8
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- States
- 2
69 mph
when closest
Cities Alpha passed near, strongest first
Florida (6)
- Ponte Vedra BeachTropical storm · 53 mi
- St AugustineTropical storm · 73 mi
- Atlantic BeachTropical storm · 42 mi
- Neptune BeachTropical storm · 44 mi
- Jacksonville BeachTropical storm · 46 mi
- Fernandina BeachTropical storm · 22 mi
Georgia (2)
- SavannahTropical storm · 75 mi
- St Simons IslandTropical storm · 15 mi
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.