What is Tropical Storm Allison?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name=Tropical Storm Allison | Type=Tropical storm | Year=2001 | Basin=Atl | Image location=Allison 2001-06-05 1715Z.jpg | Image name=Tropical Storm Allison on June 5, 2001 | Formed=June 4, 2001 | Dissipated=June 18, 2001 | 1-min winds=50 | Pressure=1000 | Damages=5500 | Inflated=2 | Fatalities=41 direct, 14 indirect | Areas=[[Texas]] (mostly around [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]), [[Louisiana]], most of the [[Eastern United States]] | Hurricane season=[[2001 Atlantic hurricane season]] }} '''Tropical Storm Allison''' was one of the worst tropical storms in the history of the United States. Most of the damage was in [[Texas]]. It was mostly the [[Houston]] Area. Allison caused more than $5 billion in damage. Allison also killed 55 people in the [[United States]]. Allison is the first tropical storm in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to have its name [[List of retired Atlantic hurricane names|retired]] without reaching hurricane strength. ==Meteorological History== {{storm path|Allison 2001 track.png|left|200px}} The beginning of Allison was a tropical wave that moved off of [[Africa]] on [[May 21]]. The wave moved all the most across the Atlantic and [[Caribbean Sea]]. It crossed [[South America]] and entered the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The wave crossed over southern [[Mexico]] and entered the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. The wave moved north until [[June 4]], where it became Tropical Storm Allison. It skipped being a tropical depression while forming. On the same day Allison reached her top winds, which were at 60&nbsp;mph. Allison weakened down to 50&nbsp;mph winds. On [[June 5]] Allison made landfall in [[Freeport, Texas]] with winds at 50&nbsp;mph. Allison quickly weakened to a depression. Allison moved very slowly until Allison reached Lufkin, Texas. Allison moved very slowly back to the Gulf of Mexico. Allison did not reach the Gulf of Mexico until [[June 9]]. Dry air caused Allison to become a subtropical depression. On [[June 11]] Allison made landfall in [[Louisiana]] without becoming a tropical depression