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NHC AL011972 · Atlantic basin

Tropical Storm Alpha (1972)

May 23, 1972 – May 29, 1972

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Tropical Storm Alpha peaked at Tropical storm with 69 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 109 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Alpha in the record

HURDAT2 tracks Alpha from May 23, 1972 to May 29, 1972; its peak was 69 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 109 US cities, in 2 states, most in Florida (57). The strongest pass was 59 mph (tropical storm) 26 miles from St Simons Island, GA; the centre came closest to Jasper, FL, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

69 mph

Cities within 75 mi
109
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2
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Cities Alpha passed near, strongest first

Florida (57)

Georgia (52)

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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.