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1973 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1973 Atlantic season had 12 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 5 of them hurricanes and 1 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from April 18, 1973 and the last ended on November 20, 1973. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Ellen (1973), at 115 mph (185 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 52.9.

Storms
12
Hurricanes
5
Major
1
Category 5
0
ACE
52.9
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed tropical depression 1, 1973 AtlanticApr 18 – Apr 2130 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 2, 1973 AtlanticApr 25 – Apr 2635 mph1006 mbTropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 3, 1973 AtlanticMay 2 – May 530 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 4, 1973 AtlanticJun 24 – Jun 2630 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane AliceJul 1 – Jul 785 mph984 mbCategory 1 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical depression 6, 1973 AtlanticJul 19 – Jul 2130 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical storm 7, 1973 AtlanticJul 23 – Jul 2545 mph1007 mbTropical storm1
Tropical Storm AlfaJul 30 – Aug 245 mph1005 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 9, 1973 AtlanticAug 9 – Aug 1135 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane BrendaAug 18 – Aug 2290 mph977 mbCategory 1 hurricane2
Tropical Storm ChristineAug 26 – Sep 460 mph999 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane DeliaSep 2 – Sep 785 mph986 mbCategory 1 hurricane2
Unnamed tropical storm 13, 1973 AtlanticSep 10 – Sep 1340 mph1001 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane EllenSep 13 – Sep 27115 mph962 mbCategory 3 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 15, 1973 AtlanticSep 24 – Sep 2635 mph1009 mbTropical depression—
Unnamed tropical storm 16, 1973 AtlanticOct 4 – Oct 1065 mph1006 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane FranOct 7 – Oct 1485 mph974 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 18, 1973 AtlanticOct 10 – Oct 1230 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm GildaOct 16 – Oct 3070 mph968 mbTropical storm1
Unnamed tropical storm 20, 1973 AtlanticNov 17 – Nov 2040 mph1006 mbTropical storm—