a westward moving tropical wave reached the caribbean sea in late may and gradually organized over the next few days. around 00:00 utc on june 3, a tropical depression developed about 265 miles (425 km) east of belize city, belize. the depression initially moved northwestward before recurving to the north. the depression entered the gulf of mexico and strengthened into tropical storm allison by 12:00 utc. despite unfavorable upper-level winds, the storm intensified into a hurricane about 24 hours later. allison then peaked with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of . increasing wind shear weakened it to a tropical storm early on june 5. at 14:00 utc, allison made landfall near alligator point, florida, with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h). after briefly emerging over apalachee bay, allison struck near st. marks with winds of 65 mph (100  km/h). early on june 6, allison weakened to a tropical depression, shortly before becoming extratropical. the remnants continued northeastward and later struck newfoundland before dissipating near greenland on june 11.