1981 season

Tropical Storm Arlene (1981)

May 6, 6:00 PM UTC – May 9, 6:00 AM UTC (2.5 days)

Peak
Tropical Storm
Max sustained wind
60 mph (50 kt)
Lowest pressure
999 mb
Landfalls
0

Track

  • Hurricane
  • Tropical Storm
  • Tropical Depression
  • Other
  • Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (11)
UTCStatusPositionWind ktmbNote
1981-05-06 18:00TD18.4°N 83.6°W301006
1981-05-07 00:00TD18.4°N 82.7°W301006
1981-05-07 06:00TD18.6°N 81.7°W301005
1981-05-07 12:00TS19.0°N 80.6°W351003
1981-05-07 18:00TS19.6°N 79.7°W401000
1981-05-08 00:00TS20.3°N 78.7°W45999
1981-05-08 06:00TD21.1°N 77.4°W301003
1981-05-08 12:00TD22.4°N 76.4°W301006
1981-05-08 18:00TS23.0°N 74.5°W501004
1981-05-09 00:00TD23.4°N 72.8°W301006
1981-05-09 06:00TD24.0°N 71.0°W251010

From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.