Storm history › Atlantic › 1973 season
Hurricane Alice (1973)
Alice was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1973 Atlantic season. It was tracked from July 1, 1973 to July 7, 1973, about 6 days, and covered 2,011 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 984 mb.
It made landfall once, near Channel-Port aux Basques, Canada.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 984 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- 1
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 2,011 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Landfalls
| # | Date (UTC) | Near | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 6, 1973 | Channel-Port aux Basques, Canada | 60 mph (95 km/h) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 686th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Oscar (2024), Hurricane Danielle (2022), Hurricane Julia (2022) and 57 more.
- Lowest pressure: 584th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Oscar (2024), Tropical Storm Alex (2022), Tropical Storm Ian (2016) and 7 more.
- Energy: 12% of the 1973 Atlantic season's ACE.