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NHC AL041980 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Allen (1980)

July 31, 1980 – August 11, 1980

Hurricane Allen peaked at Category 5 with 190 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 48 US cities, 44 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 5

190 mph

Cities within 75 mi
48
At hurricane strength
44

when closest

States
1

Cities Allen passed near, strongest first

Texas (48)

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.