Hurricane Allison (1995)
Hurricane Allison was the first named storm and first hurricane of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. It was an early season hurricane that delivered heavy rains and caused minor damage, primarily across Cuba, Florida and Georgia.
Allison at peak intensity in the Gulf of Mexico on June 4 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | June 3, 1995 |
| Extratropical | June 6, 1995 |
| Dissipated | June 11, 1995 |
| Category 1 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 75 mph (120 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 987 mbar (hPa); 29.15 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 1 direct |
| Damage | $1.7 million (1995 USD) |
| Areas affected | Yucatán Peninsula, Western Cuba, Florida, Georgia, Carolinas, Atlantic Canada |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season | |
The storm developed on June 2, less than 48 hours after the official start of the hurricane season. It strengthened into a tropical storm early on June 3 and into a hurricane on June 4 in the Gulf of Mexico. It would make landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida on June 5 before tracking northward as an extratropical system. One death was reported in Cuba. Allison's early formation heralded the start of what would eventually become a very active 1995 hurricane season.
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