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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Alicia (1983)
15 August 1983 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Alicia formed in the North Atlantic basin on 15 August 1983 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 962 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America.
- Formed
- 15 August 1983
- Dissipated
- 21 August 1983
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 962 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2United States of America170 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 1Hurricane Barry130 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Dean102 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth