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Tropical Storm Alpha (1972)
Alpha was a tropical storm of the 1972 Atlantic season. It was tracked from May 23, 1972 to May 29, 1972, about 6 days, and covered 1,143 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 988 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 30 miles from Jacksonville, United States.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 988 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,143 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Jacksonville, United States | 30 mi (48 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 998th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Fay (2026), Tropical Storm Bret (2023), Tropical Storm Ophelia (2023) and 58 more.
- Lowest pressure: 657th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Dexter (2025), Hurricane Nicholas (2021), Hurricane Karen (2007) and 5 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1972 Atlantic season's ACE.