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Hurricane Allen

Jul 31, 1980 to Aug 11, 1980Peak 190 mph899 mb

Hurricane Allen passed within 50 miles of 15 counties in TX. It was strongest near Cameron County, TX, as a Category 3 on August 10, 1980.

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Hurricane Allen · 1980

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 5
190 mph, 165 kt
Lowest pressure
899 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
15
TX
Counties within 100 miles
27
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Cameron County, TX, 0.0 mi, Aug 10, 1980
Landfalls recorded
0
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Hidalgo CountyTX0.0Category 2Aug 10, 1980
Cameron CountyTX0.0Category 3Aug 10, 1980
Willacy CountyTX0.0Category 2Aug 10, 1980
Jim Hogg CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 10, 1980
Brooks CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 10, 1980
Webb CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 10, 1980
Kenedy CountyTX2.4Category 2Aug 10, 1980
Zapata CountyTX3.5Category 1Aug 10, 1980
Starr CountyTX4.5Category 1Aug 10, 1980
Duval CountyTX11.1Category 1Aug 10, 1980
Maverick CountyTX25.4Tropical stormAug 11, 1980
Jim Wells CountyTX26.6Category 1Aug 10, 1980
Dimmit CountyTX27.7Tropical stormAug 11, 1980
La Salle CountyTX32.3Tropical stormAug 10, 1980
Kleberg CountyTX32.6Category 1Aug 10, 1980
McMullen CountyTX51.6Category 1Aug 10, 1980
Zavala CountyTX57.0Tropical stormAug 11, 1980
Nueces CountyTX57.0Category 1Aug 10, 1980
Live Oak CountyTX66.3Category 1Aug 10, 1980
Frio CountyTX69.2Tropical stormAug 11, 1980
Kinney CountyTX72.1Tropical stormAug 11, 1980
Val Verde CountyTX77.6Tropical stormAug 11, 1980
San Patricio CountyTX79.0Category 1Aug 10, 1980
Uvalde CountyTX85.9Tropical stormAug 11, 1980
Atascosa CountyTX87.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1980
Bee CountyTX91.9Category 1Aug 10, 1980
Medina CountyTX99.0Tropical stormAug 11, 1980

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.