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1971 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1971 Atlantic season had 14 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 6 of them hurricanes and 3 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from July 4, 1971 and the last ended on November 22, 1971. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Edith (1971), at 150 mph (240 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 112.8.

Storms
14
Hurricanes
6
Major
3
Category 5
0
ACE
112.8
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Tropical Storm ArleneJul 4 – Jul 760 mph1000 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 2, 1971 AtlanticJul 7 – Jul 830 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 3, 1971 AtlanticJul 10 – Jul 1130 mph1010 mbTropical depression—
Unnamed hurricane 4, 1971 AtlanticAug 3 – Aug 1185 mph998 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 5, 1971 AtlanticAug 6 – Aug 930 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane BethAug 10 – Aug 1985 mph977 mbCategory 1 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical storm 7, 1971 AtlanticAug 13 – Aug 1945 mph1002 mbTropical storm1
Tropical Storm ChloeAug 18 – Aug 2460 mph1002 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm DoriaAug 23 – Aug 2970 mph987 mbTropical storm2
Unnamed tropical depression 10, 1971 AtlanticAug 28 – Sep 130 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane FernSep 3 – Sep 1385 mph978 mbCategory 1 hurricane2
Unnamed tropical depression 12, 1971 AtlanticSep 5 – Sep 735 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane EdithSep 5 – Sep 18150 mph943 mbCategory 4 hurricane3
Hurricane GingerSep 6 – Oct 6115 mph959 mbCategory 3 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical depression 15, 1971 AtlanticSep 8 – Sep 1130 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 16, 1971 AtlanticSep 10 – Sep 1435 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm HeidiSep 11 – Sep 1560 mph995 mbTropical storm1
Hurricane Irene / OliviaSep 11 – Oct 1125 mph948 mbCategory 3 hurricane1
Tropical Storm JaniceSep 21 – Sep 2450 mph1005 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 20, 1971 AtlanticOct 6 – Oct 1035 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm KristyOct 18 – Oct 2170 mph992 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm LauraNov 12 – Nov 2270 mph994 mbTropical storm—