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NHC AL101981 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Dennis (1981)

August 7, 1981 – August 22, 1981

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Hurricane Dennis peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 443 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Dennis in the record

HURDAT2 tracks Dennis from August 7, 1981 to August 22, 1981; its peak was 81 mph (Category 1). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 443 US cities, in 4 states, most in Florida (237) and North Carolina (107). The strongest pass was 69 mph (tropical storm) 37 miles from Nags Head, NC; the centre came closest to Titusville, FL, less than a mile away.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
443
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
4
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Cities Dennis passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (107)

and 47 more

South Carolina (75)

and 15 more

Georgia (24)

Florida (237)

and 177 more

Other storms of the 1981 season

  • BretTropical storm · 11 cities
  • GertCategory 2 · 86 cities

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About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.