Complex sentence: Hurricane Alicia makes landfall near Galveston as a category 3 hurricane causing $2.6 billion (1983 USD) in damage and 21 fatalities, along with an estimated 5,805 residential structures either heavily damaged or destroyed.
Split into simpler sentences: Hurricane Alicia makes landfall near Galveston as a category 3 hurricane. Alicia causes $2.6 billion (1983 USD) in damage and 21 fatalities, along with an estimated 5,805 residential structures either heavily damaged or destroyed.