Hurricane Allen

Hurricane Allen was an extremely powerful hurricane in 1980. The storm smashed through the Caribbean, Mexico and South Texas in August 1980. Over 200 were killed and damages were $1 billion (1980 USD). The winds of this hurricane reached 190 miles an hour, tying Hurricane Camille for highest wind speeds in any Atlantic Tropical Cyclone. Allen was one of the most powerful Atlantic tropical storms in recorded history. The name Allen was later retired in Spring of 1981 and replaced with Andrew, which in turn was retired because of the destructive 1992 hurricane.

Hurricane Allen

Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
Hurricane Allen during it's peak intensity
Formed	July 31, 1980
Dissipated	August 11, 1980
Highest winds	1-minute sustained: 205 mph (335 km/h)
Lowest pressure	899 mbar (hPa); 26.55 inHg
Fatalities	281
Damage	$1.57B
Areas affected	Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Yucatan Peninsula, Northern Mexico, Southern Texas

Meteorological History

Storm path

Hurricane Allen originated from a tropical wave that emerged from^[1]