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Hurricane Allen was the strongest Atlantic hurricane by wind speed on record. An extremely powerful tropical cyclone , Allen affected the Caribbean , eastern and northern Mexico, and South Texas in August 1980.
This was the lowest recorded pressure in a North Atlantic hurricane until Hurricane Wilma surpassed it in 2005. [50] In addition, Hurricane Allen was the most intense tropical cyclone during the decade by wind speed, with maximum 1–minute sustained winds of 190 mph (305 km/h).
Ten Atlantic hurricanes—Camille, Allen, Andrew, Isabel, Ivan, Dean, Felix, Irma, Maria, and Milton—reached Category 5 intensity on more than one occasion; that is, by reaching Category 5 intensity, weakening to a Category 4 status or lower, and then becoming a Category 5 hurricane again. Such hurricanes have their dates shown together.
Hurricanes Allen in 1980, Isabel in 2003 and Ivan in 2004 each soared to Category 5 intensity three separate times in their journeys. ... The hurricane produced a peak storm surge of 24 feet and ...
Thereafter, Allen rapidly deepened, and was a major hurricane only 24 hours later. As Allen passed through the Windward Islands, it strengthened into a Category 4. Upon entering the Caribbean Sea, Allen continued to strengthen and became a Category 5 hurricane on August 5, while about halfway between Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Allen briefly ...
What happened: Allen is considered to be the only hurricane in the history of the Atlantic basin to reach 190 mph of sustained winds. The winds of the storm were so powerful that until Hurricane ...
Hurricane Allen reached a peak strength of 899 mb on August 7, 1988, with winds blowing at 190 mph. Over the following three days it mercifully weakened, making landfall on August 10 at 115 mph ...
In between Rita and Katrina is Hurricane Allen. Allen's pressure was measured at 899 mbar. Hurricane Camille is the sixth strongest hurricane on record. Camille is the only storm to have been moved down the list due to post-storm analysis.