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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 storm was hurricane 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.


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.


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.


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.


How long did tropical storm Allison rain on Houston?

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


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.


How hurricane Andrew start?

Hurricane Andrew obviously started as a Tropical storm . every single hurricane starts as a tropical storm hurricanes can sometimes go from a tropical storm to A Up from hurricane to a tropical storm very quickly . but the wind speed to start a hurricane is 74 anything less is a tropical storm


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.


What stages does a storm go through before it develops into a hurricane?

Tropical Depression and then Tropical Storm THEN Hurricane!


Hurricane formation from weakest to strongest?

A hurricane will start as a Tropical Wave. It then becomes a Tropical Depression. A TD is given a number but not a name. Once the TD reaches 39 mile per hour winds its given a name and becomes a Tropical Storm. After reaching 74 mile per hour winds it becomes a hurricane.