<P> From 1980 to the present, at least 70 tropical or subtropical cyclones affected the U.S. state of Texas . According to David Roth of the Weather Prediction Center, a tropical cyclone makes landfall along the coastline about three times every four years, and on any 50 mi (80 km) segment of the coastline a hurricane makes landfall about once every six years . </P> <P> The most active month is September, with 21 total storms, while no recorded storms have affected Texas during the months of December through May . While the most intense storm in terms of barometric pressure is Hurricane Allen in 1980, Hurricane Harvey in 2017 caused the most fatalities and damages, with $70.0 billion in Texas . The first storm to impact the state during the period is also Hurricane Allen in August 1980, with the most recent being Hurricane Harvey on August 26, 2017 . In terms of wind speed, Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest storm to affect the state, producing maximum sustained winds equivalent to Category 4 status on the Saffir--Simpson Hurricane Scale . </P> <P> During the 1980s, multiple tropical cyclones affected the state, of which six made landfall as hurricanes; three made landfall as major hurricanes . Hurricane Alicia is the most destructive hurricane of the decade, severely impacting the Greater Houston area . The names of all three major hurricanes that impacted Texas during the 1980s were later retired by the World Meteorological Organization . In contrast to the 1980s, during the 1990s only one tropical cyclone, Hurricane Bret, made landfall on the Texas coast . In the next decade five hurricanes would make landfall on Texas . Hurricane Ike, the second costliest hurricane to impact Texas, made landfall during the decade . Other notable systems include Tropical Storm Allison and Hurricane Rita . </P>

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