Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · June 24 – July 1, 1989
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Allison (1989) was a tropical storm of the 1989 Atlantic season. It formed on June 24, 1989, 102 mi ESE of Corpus Christi, Texas, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 999 mb on June 26, 1989, and made landfall 25 mi SE of Bay City, Texas on June 26, 1989 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 781 miles (1,257 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 26, 1989 · 13:00 UTC | 25 mi SE of Bay City, Texas | TS 46 mph | 1002 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont, Texas | 28 mi | Jun 29 · 02:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Houston, Texas | direct hit | Jun 29 · 20:00 UTC | TD 27 mph |
| Pasadena, Texas | direct hit | Jun 29 · 21:00 UTC | TD 26 mph |
| Pearland, Texas | direct hit | Jun 30 · 00:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Cypress, Texas | direct hit | Jun 30 · 08:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| College Station, Texas | 40 mi | Jun 30 · 13:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Tyler, Texas | 35 mi | Jul 1 · 02:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 16 mi | Jul 1 · 11:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 27.0°N 96.0°W | 102 mi ESE of Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Jun 25 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 27.0°N 96.0°W | 102 mi ESE of Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Jun 25 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 27.2°N 96.0°W | 95 mi ESE of Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Jun 25 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 27.4°N 95.9°W | 83 mi ESE of Rockport, Texas |
| Jun 25 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 27.6°N 95.8°W | 82 mi ESE of Rockport, Texas |
| Jun 26 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 27.8°N 95.8°W | 76 mi SE of Port Lavaca, Texas |
| Jun 26 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 28.1°N 95.8°W | 62 mi S of Bay City, Texas |
| Jun 26 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 28.6°N 95.7°W | 31 mi SSE of Bay City, Texas |
| Jun 26 13:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 28.7°N 95.7°W | 25 mi SE of Bay City, Texas |
| Jun 26 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 29.1°N 95.7°W | 17 mi WNW of Lake Jackson, Texas |
| Jun 27 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 29.7°N 95.7°W | near Mission Bend, Texas |
| Jun 27 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 30.2°N 95.3°W | near New Caney, Texas |
| Jun 27 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 30.6°N 94.9°W | 39 mi ENE of Conroe, Texas |
| Jun 27 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 30.9°N 94.6°W | 31 mi SSE of Lufkin, Texas |
| Jun 28 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 31.1°N 94.2°W | 35 mi ESE of Lufkin, Texas |
| Jun 28 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 31.1°N 93.9°W | 40 mi WNW of DeRidder, Louisiana |
| Jun 28 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 31.0°N 93.7°W | 27 mi WNW of DeRidder, Louisiana |
| Jun 28 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 30.6°N 93.8°W | 33 mi NE of Lumberton, Texas |
| Jun 29 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 30.5°N 94.2°W | 16 mi N of Lumberton, Texas |
| Jun 29 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 30.3°N 94.6°W | 24 mi W of Lumberton, Texas |
| Jun 29 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 30.1°N 95.0°W | 13 mi ENE of Atascocita, Texas |
| Jun 29 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 29.8°N 95.2°W | 10 mi ENE of Houston, Texas |
| Jun 30 00:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 29.6°N 95.3°W | near Pearland, Texas |
| Jun 30 06:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 29.7°N 95.7°W | near Mission Bend, Texas |
| Jun 30 12:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 30.4°N 95.7°W | 16 mi WNW of Conroe, Texas |
| Jun 30 18:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 31.1°N 95.5°W | 26 mi N of Huntsville, Texas |
| Jul 1 00:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 31.8°N 95.1°W | 15 mi SE of Jacksonville, Texas |
| Jul 1 06:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 32.3°N 94.5°W | 20 mi SE of Longview, Texas |
| Jul 1 12:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 32.8°N 93.8°W | 19 mi N of Shreveport, Louisiana |
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Questions
Allison made landfall once: 25 mi SE of Bay City, Texas on June 26, 1989 at 13:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on June 26, 1989, Allison was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 999 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
6.8 days, from June 24, 1989 to July 1, 1989. It travelled about 781 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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