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Tropical storm Allision was never a hurricane, only a tropical storm. To be a hurricane, a storm must have sustained winds of at least 74 mph. Allison's winds never got above 60 mph.

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What level hurricane was tropical storm Allison?

Tropical storm Allision was never a hurricane, only a tropical storm. To be a hurricane, a storm must have sustained winds of at least 74 mph. Allison's winds never got above 60 mph.


What is the catergory of hurricane Allison?

Allison was a tropical storm and never became a Hurricane. At peak intensity Tropical Storm Allison had winds of 60 mph. A storm needs winds of at least 74 mph to be a hurricane.


What is the wind speed for hurricane Allison?

Interestingly, the storm Known as Allison never became a hurricane, but peaked as tropical storm with 60 mph winds. A storm must have winds of at least 74 mph to be a hurricane. Despite not being a very strong storm, Allison produce heavy flooding from from rain. It is the only Atlantic storm to have its name retire that did not become a hurricane.


Why was hurricane Allison retired?

The storm named Allison never became a hurricane, it was just a tropical storm. A hurricane/tropical storm name is retired if the storm is especially devastating, and Tropical Storm Allison of 2001 caused massive damage from flooding. Because of this no future storm will be named Allison (normally a name is reused every 6 years). So instead the first tropical storm in the Atlantic in 2007 was named Andrea.


Did anyone die in Hurricane Allison?

The storm best known as Allison was never a hurricane, but peaked a little bit short of becoming a hurricane. This storm killed 41 people and lead to another 14 indirect deaths.


Where was hurricane Allison's ending point?

Allison was a tropical storm. It never reached hurricane strength. Allison degenerate into an extratropical low south of Long Island and dissipated south of Newfoundland.


Is there a hurricane called hurricane allie?

Not exactly. There was a Tropical Storm Allison, which caused major flooding in the Houston area in 1991. It was the first Atlantic storm to have its name retired without reaching hurricane status. The name was used twice before. Hurricane Allison caused minor damage in Florida in 1995. Another Tropical Storm Allison caused damage to parts of Texas and Louisiana in 1989.


What was the year month day of hurricane Allison?

Tropical Storm Allison was a tropical storm that devastated south-east Texas in June of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season. The first storm of the season. Allison lasted unusually long for a June storm, remaining tropical or subtropical for 15 days.


How long did tropical storm Allison rain on Houston?

Hurricane Allison dropped rain on Houston for a period of about six days.


What was the worst hurricane of 2001 and why do you consider it the worst?

Interestingly, the worst storm of the 2001 Hurricane season was Tropical Storm Allison, which fell short of becoming a hurricane. It was the costliest storm of the year causing $5.5 billion in damage. 41 people were killed.


Andrew a level 5 storm in 1992 was a?

hurricane


Was Andrew a level 5 storm a tornado or a hurricane?

Andrew was a hurricane. Tornadoes are not given names.