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Hurricane Alicia 40th Anniversary. During the predawn hours of August 18th, 1983, Hurricane Alicia struck the Upper Texas Coast near Galveston as a category 3 hurricane.
Aug 18, 2020 · HOUSTON (KTRK) -- With winds of 115 mph, Hurricane Alicia pummeled the Gulf Coast as it made landfall onto Texas soil on August 18, 1983. Alicia was a Category 3 storm, making landfall on...
Hurricane Alicia was a small but powerful tropical cyclone that caused significant destruction in the Greater Houston area of Southeast Texas in August 1983. Although Alicia was a relatively small hurricane, its track over the rapidly growing metropolitan area contributed to its $3 billion damage toll, making it the costliest Atlantic hurricane ...
Mostly Texas. Part of the 1983 Atlantic hurricane season. 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.
By hurricane standards, Alicia was only a small to medium sized hurricane which reached minimal category three status on the Saffir/Simpson scale at landfall. The center of Alicia moved over the coast about 25 miles southwest of Galveston,
Nov 19, 2023 · Hurricane Alicia begins to near the Texas coast and continues to strengthen forming a well defined eye and becoming a category 2 with winds up to 110mph. 4 August 18th 1983
Figure 1. The path (left), and the central pressure and maximum wind (right) of Hurricane Alicia during its 6-day life. Note that the storm developed rapidly prior to landfall. Alicia's initial progress westward was very slow, allowing suffi cient time to gather moisture and intensify over the wann gulf waters.
