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Hurricane Allen (1980)

Hurricane Allen was a Category 5 hurricane at its peak, with 190 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 899 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 5 of the cities we track; the strongest was Brownsville, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 125 mph.

Peak strength190 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 5
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
Landfalls
0
Lowest pressure
899 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • 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 Allen’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

Modeled winds at cities (5)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Brownsville, TX125 mph101 mph17 milesAug 9, 1980, 11:15 PM CDT
Edinburg, TX99 mph81 mph23 milesAug 10, 1980, 4:15 AM CDT
McAllen, TX93 mph76 mph32 milesAug 10, 1980, 4:45 AM CDT
Laredo, TX76 mph62 mph1 milesAug 10, 1980, 1:30 PM CDT
Corpus Christi, TX56 mph46 mph92 milesAug 10, 1980, 5:45 AM CDT

Best track (46 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jul 31, 12:00 UTCDisturbance29 mph11.0°N, 30.0°W
Jul 31, 18:00 UTCDisturbance29 mph10.9°N, 32.2°W
Aug 1, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1010 mb10.8°N, 34.3°W
Aug 1, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1009 mb10.7°N, 36.4°W
Aug 1, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1008 mb10.7°N, 38.6°W
Aug 1, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1006 mb10.7°N, 40.7°W
Aug 2, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1005 mb11.0°N, 42.8°W
Aug 2, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1000 mb11.4°N, 44.8°W
Aug 2, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph995 mb11.9°N, 46.9°W
Aug 2, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph990 mb12.3°N, 49.1°W
Aug 3, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph985 mb12.4°N, 51.4°W
Aug 3, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph980 mb12.6°N, 53.6°W
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