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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.
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.
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The World Meteorological OrganizationThe World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 187 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873. Established in 1950 retired one name in the springSpring is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. Astronomically, it begins with the spring equinox (around March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere, and September 23 in the Southern Hemisphere), and ends with the summer solstice (around June 21 in the Nor of 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe: Alicia. It was replaced in 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra by Allison.