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Hurricane Alice (1954)

Hurricane Alice was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 109 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 3 of the cities we track; the strongest was Brownsville, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 78 mph.

Peak strength109 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
3
LandfallsFirst June 25, 1954
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

Track, wind field and cities

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  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Hurricane Alice’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. June 25, 1954, Category 2 at 109 mph, in Mexico

Modeled winds at cities (3)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Brownsville, TX78 mph63 mph47 milesJun 25, 1954, 11:15 AM GMT-5
McAllen, TX75 mph61 mph20 milesJun 25, 1954, 2:15 PM GMT-5
Edinburg, TX73 mph60 mph29 milesJun 25, 1954, 2:45 PM GMT-5

Best track (13 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 24, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.2°N, 93.7°W
Jun 24, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph22.8°N, 94.5°W
Jun 25, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph23.5°N, 95.4°W
Jun 25, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph24.2°N, 96.3°W
Jun 25, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane109 mph24.8°N, 97.2°W
Jun 25, 14:00 UTC (landfall)Category 2 hurricane109 mph25.0°N, 97.6°W
Jun 25, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph25.6°N, 98.1°W
Jun 26, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.6°N, 99.0°W
Jun 26, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.8°N, 99.8°W
Jun 26, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph28.8°N, 100.6°W
Jun 26, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph29.4°N, 101.5°W
Jun 27, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph29.7°N, 102.7°W
Jun 27, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph30.0°N, 104.0°W