Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 31 – September 12, 1981
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Emily (1981) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1981 Atlantic season. It formed on August 31, 1981, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 966 mb on September 5, 1981, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 11.5 days and travelled about 2,653 miles (4,268 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 29.8°N 72.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 29.9°N 71.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 29.9°N 69.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 30.1°N 68.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 996 mb | 30.4°N 67.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 994 mb | 31.3°N 66.6°W | 127 mi WSW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 31.9°N 65.9°W | 71 mi WSW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 990 mb | 32.6°N 65.1°W | 27 mi NW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 988 mb | 33.3°N 64.4°W | 73 mi NNE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 986 mb | 34.1°N 64.1°W | 131 mi NNE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 984 mb | 35.0°N 64.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 982 mb | 36.0°N 65.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 980 mb | 35.0°N 65.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 978 mb | 34.2°N 65.0°W | 132 mi N of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 976 mb | 34.6°N 63.6°W | 173 mi NNE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 974 mb | 35.3°N 62.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 972 mb | 36.2°N 61.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 971 mb | 37.1°N 61.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 970 mb | 38.2°N 60.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 968 mb | 38.6°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 967 mb | 39.0°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 966 mb | 39.4°N 59.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 967 mb | 39.9°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 968 mb | 40.3°N 58.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 970 mb | 40.8°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 971 mb | 41.2°N 57.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 972 mb | 41.6°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 974 mb | 41.9°N 55.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 976 mb | 42.0°N 55.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 978 mb | 42.3°N 54.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 982 mb | 42.7°N 53.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 42.9°N 52.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 986 mb | 42.2°N 51.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 988 mb | 41.7°N 51.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 41.0°N 50.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 991 mb | 40.9°N 49.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 40.9°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 993 mb | 41.0°N 46.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 41.2°N 45.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 41.9°N 45.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 42.5°N 44.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 42.7°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 42.2°N 43.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 42.1°N 42.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 42.2°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 42.3°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 42.7°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Emily.
At its peak on September 5, 1981, Emily was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 966 mb.
11.5 days, from August 31, 1981 to September 12, 1981, including 96 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,653 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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