Storm history › Atlantic › 1981 season
Hurricane Emily (1981)
Emily was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1981 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 31, 1981 to September 12, 1981, about 12 days, and covered 2,652 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 966 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 966 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,652 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 15.2
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 601st highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Imelda (2025), Hurricane Margot (2023), Hurricane Lisa (2022) and 34 more.
- Lowest pressure: 338th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Imelda (2025), Hurricane Rafael (2012), Hurricane Rina (2011) and 1 more.
- Energy: 15% of the 1981 Atlantic season's ACE.