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Hurricane Alicia

Aug 15, 1983 to Aug 21, 1983Peak 115 mph962 mb

Hurricane Alicia passed within 50 miles of 31 counties in TX. It was strongest near Galveston County, TX, as a Category 3 on August 18, 1983.

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Hurricane Alicia · 1983

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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

Peak strength
Category 3
115 mph, 100 kt
Lowest pressure
962 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
31
TX
Counties within 100 miles
54
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Galveston County, TX, 0.0 mi, Aug 18, 1983
Landfalls recorded
1
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
Montgomery CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Brazos CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Grimes CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Brazoria CountyTX0.0Category 3Aug 18, 1983
Galveston CountyTX0.0Category 3Aug 18, 1983
Robertson CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Waller CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Harris CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 18, 1983
Limestone CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Fort Bend CountyTX0.3Category 2Aug 18, 1983
Madison CountyTX3.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Leon CountyTX5.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Falls CountyTX6.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1983
Washington CountyTX11.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Walker CountyTX13.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Burleson CountyTX16.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Milam CountyTX19.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Austin CountyTX21.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Freestone CountyTX21.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Chambers CountyTX25.7Category 2Aug 18, 1983
Matagorda CountyTX30.4Category 3Aug 18, 1983
Houston CountyTX33.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Wharton CountyTX33.2Category 1Aug 18, 1983
San Jacinto CountyTX33.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Liberty CountyTX33.6Category 1Aug 18, 1983
Bell CountyTX37.3Tropical stormAug 19, 1983
Colorado CountyTX38.1Category 1Aug 18, 1983
Lee CountyTX40.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Trinity CountyTX43.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Fayette CountyTX45.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Anderson CountyTX46.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1983
Polk CountyTX51.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Jefferson CountyTX55.1Category 3Aug 18, 1983
Williamson CountyTX56.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Hardin CountyTX61.2Category 1Aug 18, 1983
Bastrop CountyTX64.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Jackson CountyTX67.8Category 2Aug 18, 1983
Lavaca CountyTX68.1Category 1Aug 18, 1983
Travis CountyTX72.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Cherokee CountyTX75.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Burnet CountyTX77.3Tropical stormAug 19, 1983
Tyler CountyTX77.3Category 1Aug 18, 1983
Calhoun CountyTX78.7Category 3Aug 18, 1983
Angelina CountyTX81.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Smith CountyTX84.5Tropical stormAug 19, 1983
Cameron ParishLA85.3Category 3Aug 18, 1983
Orange CountyTX86.3Category 2Aug 18, 1983
Gonzales CountyTX87.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Jasper CountyTX90.4Category 2Aug 18, 1983
Victoria CountyTX92.3Category 2Aug 18, 1983
Caldwell CountyTX92.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
Nacogdoches CountyTX93.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1983
DeWitt CountyTX97.8Category 1Aug 18, 1983
Rusk CountyTX99.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1983

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.