Hurricanes always follow the path of least resistance and we ... And remember this: in 1983 we only had ONE major hurricane the whole season -- Alicia.

The first named storm that formed was in August and was the only major hurricane of the season, Alicia. Then there were two hurricanes -- Barry and Chantal -- and one tropical storm, Dean.

For many Houstonians, this week brings back memories of Hurricane Alicia, the violent Category 3 storm that cost nearly $2 billion in damages and was so destructive that its name would be retired ...

Forty years ago today, in 1983, Hurricane Alicia formed in the Gulf of Mexico. What was at that point a relatively small storm moved slowly and gained intensity from the gulf's warm waters in the ...

Berger said Beryl was among the three biggest wind events in the Houston region in the last several decades, along with Hurricane Alicia in 1983 ... both because of its path in relation to the ...

Hurricane Alicia isn't thought of among the most famous of Gulf Coast storms. But the sometimes-forgotten tempest was a major event when it struck the Houston area 40 years ago this week ...

I asked subscribers to the Bayou City History newsletter for some of their memories of Hurricane Alicia, which made landfall along the Upper Texas Coast 40 years ago this month. Some recollections ...

The last Category 3 hurricane to hit Galveston was Alicia on August 18, 1983. However, it's important to note that Hurricane Ike's wind speed was just 1 mph short of Category 3. Hurricane Alicia ...