Editing Hurricane Allen (section)

=== United States ===
[[File:Allen 1980 rainfall.gif|thumb|Hurricane Allen's rainfall across Texas and Mexico]]
In Texas, the [[storm surge]] was reported as high as {{convert|12|ft|m}} at [[Port Mansfield, Texas|Port Mansfield]], though it may have been higher elsewhere along the Texas coast. A peak wind gust of {{convert|129|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} was also measured at Port Mansfield. Tropical storm-force winds in [[Corpus Christi, Texas]] blew roof gravel through the city, which led to substantial glass breakage to the 18-story Guarantee Bank Building and a 12-story wing of Spohn hospital.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.depts.ttu.edu/nwi/Pubs/Reports/D8-10-80%20Hurr%20Allen.pdf |title=Effects of Hurricane Allen on Buildings and Coastal Construction |author1=Joseph E. |author2=Minor P.E. |author3=William L. Beason |author4=Timothy P. Marshall |journal=Fourth National Conference on Wind Engineering Research |year=1981 |access-date=February 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103233849/http://www.depts.ttu.edu/nwi/Pubs/Reports/D8-10-80%20Hurr%20Allen.pdf |archive-date=January 3, 2014 }}</ref> Allen dumped {{convert|15|to|20|in|mm}} of rain in south Texas along a 50 to 100 mile swath of land from the coast inland, ending a summer-long [[drought]] during the [[1980 United States heat wave|Heat Wave of 1980]].<ref name="1980 MWR" /><ref name="NOAA">{{cite web | title=Hurricane Allen|url=http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/allen1980.html|author=David M. Roth|publisher=[[Hydrometeorological Prediction Center]]|date=January 27, 2007|access-date=February 16, 2010}}</ref> The [[Nueces River]] peaked at {{Cvt|39|ft|m}}, {{Cvt|14|ft|m|abbr=on}} above flood level.<ref name=Hour>{{cite news|title=Hurricane Death Toll Passes 270 With Haitian Fatalities|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-I4pAAAAIBAJ&dq=Hurricane+Allen+in+haiti&pg=PA2&article_id=3931,1819515|newspaper=The Norwalk Hour|publisher=United Press International|date=August 12, 1980|access-date=December 9, 2024}}</ref>

The storm caused seven deaths in Texas and 17 in [[Louisiana]], most in the latter state resulting from the crash of a helicopter evacuating workers from an offshore oil platform. Allen spawned several tornadoes in Texas; a total of 29 were reported in association with the hurricane.<ref name="1980 MWR" /> One tornado caused an estimated $50&nbsp;million in damage when it hit an airport in [[Austin, Texas]]. Two offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico were destroyed by Allen, and 13 people died in the aforementioned helicopter crash during the evacuation of a rig. A total of $600 million in damage was recorded in Texas due to Allen.<ref name="AllenTCR6"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Allen Damage Is Estimated at $600 million|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Y4pAAAAIBAJ&dq=hurricane+allen+aftermath&pg=PA2&article_id=4225,2122893|newspaper=The Norwalk Hour|publisher=Associated Press|date=August 13, 1980|access-date=December 9, 2024}}</ref> Overall, however, the storm caused less damage than initially feared in the United States due to its suddenly diminished power, as well as its highest tides and winds hitting a sparsely populated portion of the Texas coast.<ref name="AllenTCR6"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Allen Floods Texas, Fizzles Over Mexico|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rd0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5601,1399527&dq=hurricane+texas&hl=en|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=August 12, 1980|access-date=February 29, 2012}}</ref>