Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/June/5

June 5

• 1890 - A cyclone struck northeastern Oman, killing 727 people from its floods.
• 2001 - Tropical Storm Allison (pictured) formed over the northern Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in Southeast Texas. Allison caused record levels of rainfall along much of its path, with the resulting flooding killing 41 people and causing US$5.5 billion of damage, making Allison the costliest tropical storm on record.
• 2003 - Cyclone Epi developed east of Papua New Guinea.