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Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Storm Arlene (1981)
6 May 1981 · North Atlantic
Tropical Storm Arlene formed in the North Atlantic basin on 6 May 1981 and lasted 3 days. Its sustained winds reached 93 km/h, with a minimum pressure of 999 hPa. It made landfall in Cuba.
- Formed
- 6 May 1981
- Dissipated
- 9 May 1981
- Duration
- 3 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 93 km/h (50 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- Tropical Storm
- Minimum Pressure
- 999 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSCuba70 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Harvey213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Irene194 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Floyd185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Katrina139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Dennis130 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Bret111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth