Hurricane Harvey (1981)
Sep 11, 6:00 PM UTC – Sep 20, 12:00 AM UTC (8.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 130 mph (115 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 946 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (34)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-09-11 18:00 | TD | 14.0°N 49.0°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1981-09-12 00:00 | TD | 15.4°N 50.7°W | 25 | 1006 | |
| 1981-09-12 06:00 | TD | 17.1°N 52.7°W | 25 | 1003 | |
| 1981-09-12 12:00 | TD | 18.4°N 54.7°W | 30 | 1001 | |
| 1981-09-12 18:00 | TS | 19.4°N 56.3°W | 40 | 995 | |
| 1981-09-13 00:00 | HU | 20.2°N 57.8°W | 70 | 990 | |
| 1981-09-13 06:00 | HU | 21.2°N 59.3°W | 70 | 985 | |
| 1981-09-13 12:00 | HU | 22.2°N 60.6°W | 75 | 983 | |
| 1981-09-13 18:00 | HU | 23.1°N 61.4°W | 80 | 980 | |
| 1981-09-14 00:00 | HU | 24.1°N 62.0°W | 85 | 978 | |
| 1981-09-14 06:00 | HU | 25.2°N 62.5°W | 90 | 976 | |
| 1981-09-14 12:00 | HU | 26.4°N 62.7°W | 95 | 960 | |
| 1981-09-14 18:00 | HU | 27.6°N 62.8°W | 110 | 952 | |
| 1981-09-15 00:00 | HU | 28.4°N 62.6°W | 115 | 946 | |
| 1981-09-15 06:00 | HU | 29.5°N 62.3°W | 110 | 952 | |
| 1981-09-15 12:00 | HU | 30.8°N 61.2°W | 105 | 958 | |
| 1981-09-15 18:00 | HU | 32.1°N 60.3°W | 100 | 963 | |
| 1981-09-16 00:00 | HU | 33.2°N 59.2°W | 90 | 970 | |
| 1981-09-16 06:00 | HU | 34.2°N 58.0°W | 85 | 975 | |
| 1981-09-16 12:00 | HU | 34.9°N 56.8°W | 80 | 980 | |
| 1981-09-16 18:00 | HU | 35.3°N 55.7°W | 65 | 990 | |
| 1981-09-17 00:00 | HU | 35.7°N 54.8°W | 65 | 991 | |
| 1981-09-17 06:00 | HU | 35.9°N 53.8°W | 65 | 992 | |
| 1981-09-17 12:00 | HU | 36.2°N 52.7°W | 65 | 993 | |
| 1981-09-17 18:00 | HU | 36.5°N 51.3°W | 65 | 995 | |
| 1981-09-18 00:00 | HU | 37.1°N 49.9°W | 65 | 996 | |
| 1981-09-18 06:00 | HU | 37.5°N 48.2°W | 65 | 997 | |
| 1981-09-18 12:00 | TS | 37.9°N 46.8°W | 55 | 998 | |
| 1981-09-18 18:00 | TS | 38.3°N 45.2°W | 45 | 1002 | |
| 1981-09-19 00:00 | TS | 38.5°N 43.0°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 1981-09-19 06:00 | EX | 38.3°N 40.6°W | 25 | 1006 | |
| 1981-09-19 12:00 | EX | 38.1°N 38.0°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 1981-09-19 18:00 | EX | 37.7°N 35.3°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 1981-09-20 00:00 | EX | 36.7°N 32.8°W | 25 | 1009 |
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.