Hurricane Irene (1971)
Sep 11, 6:00 PM UTC – Oct 1, 12:00 AM UTC (19.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 125 mph (110 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 948 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 19, 9:00 AM UTC · 11.4°N 83.9°W · Hurricane · 75 mph
Every track point (79)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-09-11 18:00 | TD | 11.0°N 48.5°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1971-09-12 00:00 | TD | 11.3°N 50.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-12 06:00 | TD | 11.7°N 52.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-12 12:00 | TD | 12.1°N 53.5°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1971-09-12 18:00 | TD | 12.4°N 55.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-13 00:00 | TD | 12.5°N 56.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-13 06:00 | TD | 12.5°N 57.8°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-13 12:00 | TD | 12.4°N 58.9°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-13 18:00 | TD | 12.3°N 59.7°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-14 00:00 | TD | 12.2°N 60.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-14 06:00 | TD | 12.1°N 60.8°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-14 12:00 | TD | 12.0°N 61.4°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 1971-09-14 18:00 | TD | 11.9°N 62.1°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 1971-09-15 00:00 | TD | 11.7°N 63.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-15 06:00 | TD | 11.5°N 64.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-15 12:00 | TD | 11.4°N 65.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-15 18:00 | TD | 11.5°N 66.2°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-09-16 00:00 | TD | 11.8°N 67.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-09-16 06:00 | TD | 12.2°N 68.8°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-09-16 12:00 | TD | 12.5°N 70.3°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-09-16 18:00 | TD | 12.6°N 71.7°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-09-17 00:00 | TS | 12.6°N 73.1°W | 35 | — | |
| 1971-09-17 06:00 | TS | 12.5°N 74.6°W | 35 | — | |
| 1971-09-17 12:00 | TS | 12.3°N 76.3°W | 40 | 1005 | |
| 1971-09-17 18:00 | TS | 12.1°N 77.9°W | 40 | 1004 | |
| 1971-09-18 00:00 | TS | 11.9°N 79.3°W | 40 | 1004 | |
| 1971-09-18 06:00 | TS | 11.7°N 80.5°W | 45 | 1002 | |
| 1971-09-18 12:00 | TS | 11.5°N 81.5°W | 55 | 993 | |
| 1971-09-18 18:00 | TS | 11.4°N 82.3°W | 60 | 989 | |
| 1971-09-19 00:00 | TS | 11.4°N 82.9°W | 60 | — | |
| 1971-09-19 06:00 | TS | 11.4°N 83.6°W | 60 | 992 | |
| 1971-09-19 09:00 | HU | 11.4°N 83.9°W | 65 | — | Landfall |
| 1971-09-19 12:00 | TS | 11.5°N 84.3°W | 50 | — | |
| 1971-09-19 18:00 | TS | 11.6°N 85.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1971-09-20 00:00 | TD | 11.7°N 85.8°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-09-20 06:00 | TD | 11.8°N 86.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-09-20 12:00 | TS | 12.0°N 87.2°W | 35 | — | |
| 1971-09-20 18:00 | TS | 12.3°N 87.9°W | 40 | — | |
| 1971-09-21 00:00 | TS | 12.5°N 88.6°W | 45 | — | |
| 1971-09-21 06:00 | TS | 12.7°N 89.4°W | 50 | — | |
| 1971-09-21 12:00 | TS | 12.8°N 90.2°W | 55 | — | |
| 1971-09-21 18:00 | TS | 13.0°N 90.9°W | 60 | — | |
| 1971-09-22 00:00 | HU | 13.2°N 91.6°W | 65 | 990 | |
| 1971-09-22 06:00 | HU | 13.4°N 92.3°W | 70 | — | |
| 1971-09-22 12:00 | HU | 13.5°N 93.1°W | 70 | — | |
| 1971-09-22 18:00 | HU | 13.6°N 94.1°W | 70 | — | |
| 1971-09-23 00:00 | HU | 13.6°N 95.2°W | 75 | 983 | |
| 1971-09-23 06:00 | HU | 13.6°N 96.2°W | 75 | — | |
| 1971-09-23 12:00 | HU | 13.6°N 97.1°W | 75 | 981 | |
| 1971-09-23 18:00 | HU | 13.6°N 97.9°W | 80 | — | |
| 1971-09-24 00:00 | HU | 13.7°N 98.9°W | 80 | — | |
| 1971-09-24 06:00 | HU | 13.9°N 100.2°W | 80 | — | |
| 1971-09-24 12:00 | HU | 14.2°N 101.5°W | 80 | — | |
| 1971-09-24 18:00 | HU | 14.6°N 102.8°W | 85 | — | |
| 1971-09-25 00:00 | HU | 15.1°N 104.1°W | 85 | 974 | |
| 1971-09-25 06:00 | HU | 15.8°N 105.4°W | 90 | — | |
| 1971-09-25 12:00 | HU | 16.5°N 106.5°W | 95 | — | |
| 1971-09-25 18:00 | HU | 17.3°N 107.2°W | 100 | — | |
| 1971-09-26 00:00 | HU | 18.1°N 108.0°W | 105 | — | |
| 1971-09-26 06:00 | HU | 18.8°N 108.8°W | 110 | — | |
| 1971-09-26 12:00 | HU | 19.3°N 109.4°W | 110 | — | |
| 1971-09-26 18:00 | HU | 19.6°N 109.9°W | 110 | 948 | |
| 1971-09-27 00:00 | HU | 19.8°N 110.3°W | 110 | 950 | |
| 1971-09-27 06:00 | HU | 19.9°N 110.8°W | 105 | — | |
| 1971-09-27 12:00 | HU | 19.9°N 111.4°W | 100 | — | |
| 1971-09-27 18:00 | HU | 19.9°N 112.0°W | 90 | 963 | |
| 1971-09-28 00:00 | HU | 19.9°N 112.6°W | 85 | — | |
| 1971-09-28 06:00 | HU | 20.1°N 113.0°W | 75 | — | |
| 1971-09-28 12:00 | HU | 20.5°N 113.4°W | 65 | — | |
| 1971-09-28 18:00 | TS | 21.2°N 113.9°W | 55 | — | |
| 1971-09-29 00:00 | TS | 22.0°N 114.4°W | 50 | — | |
| 1971-09-29 06:00 | TS | 23.0°N 114.5°W | 45 | — | |
| 1971-09-29 12:00 | TS | 23.9°N 114.5°W | 40 | 1001 | |
| 1971-09-29 18:00 | TS | 24.8°N 114.2°W | 35 | — | |
| 1971-09-30 00:00 | TD | 25.6°N 114.0°W | 30 | 1002 | |
| 1971-09-30 06:00 | TD | 26.4°N 113.7°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-09-30 12:00 | TD | 27.2°N 113.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-30 18:00 | TD | 27.8°N 113.2°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-10-01 00:00 | TD | 28.0°N 113.0°W | 25 | — |
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.