hurricane alice december hurricane alice known atlantic hurricane span calendar years named atlantic tropical cyclones twelfth tropical cyclone eighth hurricane atlantic hurricane season alice developed december trough low pressure central atlantic_ocean area unusually favorable conditions storm moved southwestward gradually strengthened reach hurricane status passing leeward_islands january alice reached peak winds mph encountering cold air turning southeast dissipated january southeastern caribbean_sea alice produced heavy rainfall moderately strong winds islands path affected total damage amounting usd earlier hurricane named alice season operationally lack definitive data prevented declaring system hurricane january received alice early analysis data supported extending track previous year resulting tropical cyclones season meteorological history cold moved southeastward east_coast united_states december passed bermuda days later strong anticyclone developed cold december trough extended southward cold anticyclone moved southeastward trough cold moved eastward trough gradually high pressures altered upper level flow easterly flow convection increased trough moved relatively warm waters normal began undergoing tropical cyclogenesis circulation began develop northern portion trough system continued organize moved west based ship reports confirming closed circulation estimated system developed tropical depression december located miles east northeast lesser antilles narrow ridge high pressure north depression moved west southwestward atmospheric conditions unusually favorable time year ridge high pressure preventing cold air reaching central atlantic_ocean allowed depression intensify tropical storm later december based direct observations direct observations following days estimated storm intensified hurricane december located miles east northeast january ship miles center reported hurricane force winds pressure mbar based report ship reports system recognized tropical low hurricane continued southwest entered caribbean_sea january passing portion eyewall moved based near hurricane force winds affected islands information bulletin named system hurricane alice northeastern caribbean_sea track alice small tropical cyclone diameter miles reconnaissance aircraft flew hurricane alice january confirmed existence tropical cyclone reporting winds mph warm core center estimated alice continued intensify tracked southwestward caribbean_sea attained peak winds mph located miles west northwest near peak hurricane developed ring convection eye alice maintained peak winds hours cold air north weakened extratropical cyclogenesis occurred north bermuda january weakened high pressure system north alice turned flow caribbean_sea cold northwesterly winds alice turned southeast january weakened tropical storm shortly convection gradually disorganized weakening tropical depression january alice dissipated january located miles west northwest impact naming records subsequent confirmation existence hurricane alice san_juan puerto_rico warned islands northern lesser antilles prepare strong winds rough seas hurricane alice produced moderate strong winds islands peaking mph mph hurricane dropped moderate heavy rainfall islands including peak inches hours recorded small size islands received significant effects hurricane reported damage hurricane totaling usd million usd damage heaviest occurring primarily shipping facilities crops houses destroyed severely damaged damage caused heavy rainfall rough seas direct action wind passage hurricane alice greatly troubled economies small affected islands additionally outer rainbands storm dry conditions puerto_rico persisted previous october deaths reported storm formed december days satellites rely reports ships islands atlantic locate track storms information cyclones including category hurricane operationally went officially recognized significant tropical cyclone january time national_weather_service naming list year given storm alice designated atlantic hurricane season found post storm analysis storm actually formed december instead season season storms named alice storm season alice discovered end calendar year named list reports named storm avoid confusion earlier alice june alice formed later calendar year atlantic tropical cyclone record forming hours later season tropical storm alice atlantic tropical cyclones form month december alice atlantic tropical cyclones exist calendar years hurricane tropical subtropical cyclones exist month january strongest
Hurricane Alice (December 1954)