Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 11–20, 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 Harvey (1981) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1981 Atlantic season. It formed on September 11, 1981, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 946 mb on September 15, 1981, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 81 mph on September 13, 1981). The storm lasted 8.3 days and travelled about 3,374 miles (5,428 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 14.0°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 15.4°N 50.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1003 mb | 17.1°N 52.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1001 mb | 18.4°N 54.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 995 mb | 19.4°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 990 mb | 20.2°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 21.2°N 59.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 22.2°N 60.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 23.1°N 61.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 978 mb | 24.1°N 62.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 976 mb | 25.2°N 62.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 960 mb | 26.4°N 62.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 27.6°N 62.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 946 mb | 28.4°N 62.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 29.5°N 62.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 30.8°N 61.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 963 mb | 32.1°N 60.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 33.2°N 59.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 34.2°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 34.9°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 35.3°N 55.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 35.7°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 35.9°N 53.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 993 mb | 36.2°N 52.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 36.5°N 51.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 996 mb | 37.1°N 49.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 997 mb | 37.5°N 48.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 37.9°N 46.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 38.3°N 45.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 38.5°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 38.3°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 38.1°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 37.7°N 35.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 36.7°N 32.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Harvey.
At its peak on September 15, 1981, Harvey was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 946 mb.
8.3 days, from September 11, 1981 to September 20, 1981, including 132 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,374 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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