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Hurricanes and Tropical Storms: Six Sudden Surprise Spinups | Weather.com
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It's the nightmare scenario – a rapidly-developing tropical system spins up close to shore.Here are six of the most sudden tropical spinups in modern times.

ByNick Wiltgen•August 19, 2013

Hurricane Alicia: 30th Anniversary

Satellite image of Hurricane Alicia at 3 a.m. CDT on Aug. 18, 1983 as it made landfall in southeast Texas. (Image credit: NOAA)

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