Storm history › Atlantic › 1981 season
Hurricane Floyd (1981)
Floyd was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1981 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 3, 1981 to September 12, 1981, about 9 days, and covered 3,430 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 975 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 113 miles from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 975 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 3,430 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | 113 mi (182 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 282nd highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Bonnie (2022), Hurricane Epsilon (2020), Hurricane Zeta (2020) and 33 more.
- Lowest pressure: 444th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Otto (2016), Hurricane Ida (2009), Hurricane Gabrielle (2001) and 5 more.
- Energy: 14% of the 1981 Atlantic season's ACE.