What is 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. {{Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes}} {{Retired Atlantic hurricanes}} {{hurricane-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Allen}} [[Category:Hurricanes in Mexico]] [[Category:Deadly storms]] [[Category:Hurricanes in the United States]] [[Category:1980]] [[Category:1980s in Mexico]] [[Category:1980s in Texas]] [[Category:Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes]] [[Category:Retired tropical cyclone names]] [[Category:1980s in weather]]