The 1983 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially started June 1, 1983, and lasted until November 30, 1983.

The 1983 season had very little activity, with only four named storms, less than half of the average ten. The most notable storm of 1983 was Hurricane Alicia. Alicia killed 22 people and caused $2 billion in damage ($3.4 billion in 2000 dollars) when it made landfall at Galveston, Texas and travelled inland over the city of Houston. Hurricane Barry was responsible for widespread damage to Mexican fishing villages near the US/Mexico border.

1983 Hurricane names

The following names were used for named storms (tropical storms and hurricanes) that formed in the North Atlantic in 1983. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray.

Retirement

The World Meteorological Organization retired one name in the spring of 1984: Alicia. It was replaced in 1989 by Allison.

See also

• Lists of tropical cyclone names
• List of notable tropical cyclones

External link

• Detailed information on all storms from 1983 (ftp://ftp.nhc.noaa.gov/pub/storm_archives/atlantic/prelimat/atl1983/)