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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Allen (1980)
31 July 1980 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Allen formed in the North Atlantic basin on 31 July 1980 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 306 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 899 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Mexico. It is the 20th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 31 July 1980
- Dissipated
- 11 August 1980
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 306 km/h (165 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 899 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2United States of America172 km/h
- TSMexico111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Frances185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Jeanne157 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Karl139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Hermine111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Danielle93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth