Saturday, August 1, 2009

This Day in Hurricane History: August 1

August 1, 1980: Tropical Depression Two forms near the Cape Verde Islands. This storm would eventually become Hurricane Allen, one of only 2 Atlantic Hurricanes to have sustained winds at 190 MPH

August 1, 1989: Hurricane Chantal makes landfall as a Category 1 in Texas. Tropical Storm Dean forms in the Atlantic Ocean.

August 1, 2004: Tropical Storm Alex forms just off the Georgia Coast

August 2, 2006: Tropical Storm Chris forms east of the Leeward Islands

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