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1981 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1981 Atlantic season had 12 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 7 of them hurricanes and 3 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from April 6, 1981 and the last ended on November 17, 1981. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Harvey (1981), at 130 mph (215 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 100.3.

Storms
12
Hurricanes
7
Major
3
Category 5
0
ACE
100.3
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed tropical depression 1, 1981 AtlanticApr 6 – Apr 735 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 2, 1981 AtlanticApr 19 – Apr 2130 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm ArleneMay 6 – May 960 mph999 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 4, 1981 AtlanticJun 3 – Jun 535 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 5, 1981 AtlanticJun 17 – Jun 1935 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm BretJun 29 – Jul 170 mph996 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 7, 1981 AtlanticJul 2 – Jul 435 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 8, 1981 AtlanticJul 25 – Jul 2635 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm CindyAug 2 – Aug 560 mph1002 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane DennisAug 7 – Aug 2280 mph995 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 11, 1981 AtlanticAug 17 – Aug 2135 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 12, 1981 AtlanticAug 26 – Aug 2935 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane EmilyAug 31 – Sep 1290 mph966 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Hurricane FloydSep 3 – Sep 12115 mph975 mbCategory 3 hurricane—
Hurricane GertSep 7 – Sep 15105 mph988 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Hurricane HarveySep 11 – Sep 20130 mph946 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 17, 1981 AtlanticSep 12 – Sep 1435 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane IreneSep 21 – Oct 3120 mph959 mbCategory 3 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 19, 1981 AtlanticSep 26 – Oct 435 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm JoseOct 29 – Nov 250 mph998 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane KatrinaNov 3 – Nov 785 mph980 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical storm 22, 1981 AtlanticNov 12 – Nov 1770 mph978 mbTropical storm—