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1981 Hurricane KATRINA (1981307N17279)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 1981307N17279
Start Nov 3 00Z
Landfall Nov 6 06Z
Max Intensity 75 kt (Nov 5 12Z), 980 mb (Nov 5 12Z)
End Nov 7 18Z
ATCF IDs AL211981
Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

Map of storm track

Intensity plots

Map of storm track

Radial wind information

No radial wind information for this storm


Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES USA WIND USA PRES
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts kts
NA 1981-11-03 00:00:00 TS 16.90 -81.20 25 1005 25 1005
NA 03:00:00 TS 17.10 -81.20 25 1005
NA 06:00:00 TS 17.20 -81.30 25 1005 25 1005
NA 09:00:00 TS 17.40 -81.40 25 1005
NA 12:00:00 TS 17.50 -81.40 25 1004 25 1004
NA 15:00:00 TS 17.60 -81.40 28 1003
NA 18:00:00 TS 17.80 -81.40 30 1002 30 1002
NA 21:00:00 TS 18.00 -81.40 30 1002
NA 1981-11-04 00:00:00 TS 18.10 -81.40 30 1001 30 1001
NA 03:00:00 TS 18.20 -81.40 33 1001
NA 06:00:00 TS 18.30 -81.40 35 1000 35 1000
NA 09:00:00 TS 18.40 -81.40 38 999
NA 12:00:00 TS 18.60 -81.30 40 998 40 998
NA 15:00:00 TS 18.70 -81.20 45 997
NA 18:00:00 TS 18.90 -81.20 50 996 50 996
NA 21:00:00 TS 19.00 -81.20 55 995
NA 1981-11-05 00:00:00 TS 19.20 -81.10 60 993 60 993
NA 03:00:00 TS 19.40 -81.00 63 991
NA 06:00:00 TS 19.60 -80.80 65 988 65 988
NA 09:00:00 TS 19.80 -80.70 70 984
NA 12:00:00 TS 20.00 -80.50 75 980 75 980
NA 15:00:00 TS 20.20 -80.30 73 984
NA 18:00:00 TS 20.40 -80.10 70 988 70 988
NA 21:00:00 TS 20.60 -79.90 68 992
NA 1981-11-06 00:00:00 TS 20.90 -79.50 65 996 65 996
NA 03:00:00 TS 21.20 -79.00 60 998
NA 06:00:00 TS 21.60 -78.30 55 999 55 999
NA 09:00:00 TS 22.00 -77.70 53 1000
NA 12:00:00 TS 22.40 -77.00 50 1001 50 1001
NA 15:00:00 TS 22.80 -76.30 48 1001
NA 18:00:00 TS 23.20 -75.50 45 1001 45 1001
NA 21:00:00 TS 23.60 -74.50 43 1001
NA 1981-11-07 00:00:00 TS 24.00 -73.30 40 1001 40 1001
NA 03:00:00 TS 24.50 -72.00 40 1002
NA 06:00:00 TS 25.00 -70.60 40 1002 40 1002
NA 09:00:00 TS 25.50 -69.10 40 1002
NA 12:00:00 TS 25.90 -67.50 40 1002 40 1002
NA 15:00:00 TS 26.30 -66.00 40 1002
NA 18:00:00 TS 26.80 -64.50 40 1002 40 1002

Source Information

Agency Information
USA hurdat2-atl-1851-2023-042624b.txt:Line=36471:KATRINA
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824
TD9636
TD9635
NEUMANN
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA AGENCY USA ATCF_ID USA LAT USA LON USA STATUS USA WIND USA PRES USA SSHS STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north kts mb degrees north degrees east
1981 NA CS 1981-11-03 00:00:00 TS 16.90 -81.20 25 1005 hurdat_atl 294 294 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 16.90 -81.20 TD 25 1005 -1 3 350
1981 NA CS 03:00:00 TS 17.10 -81.20 309 301 P______________ AL211981 17.10 -81.20 TD 25 1005 -1 3 345
1981 NA CS 06:00:00 TS 17.20 -81.30 25 1005 hurdat_atl 309 309 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 17.20 -81.30 TD 25 1005 -1 3 340
1981 NA CS 09:00:00 TS 17.40 -81.40 317 317 P______________ AL211981 17.40 -81.40 TD 25 1005 -1 3 345
1981 NA CS 12:00:00 TS 17.50 -81.40 25 1004 hurdat_atl 325 324 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 17.50 -81.40 TD 25 1004 -1 3 355
1981 NA CS 15:00:00 TS 17.60 -81.40 322 320 P______________ AL211981 17.60 -81.40 TD 28 1003 -1 3 0
1981 NA CS 18:00:00 TS 17.80 -81.40 30 1002 hurdat_atl 320 318 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 17.80 -81.40 TD 30 1002 -1 3 0
1981 NA CS 21:00:00 TS 18.00 -81.40 317 317 P______________ AL211981 18.00 -81.40 TD 30 1002 -1 3 0
1981 NA CS 1981-11-04 00:00:00 TS 18.10 -81.40 30 1001 hurdat_atl 317 316 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 18.10 -81.40 TD 30 1001 -1 2 355
1981 NA CS 03:00:00 TS 18.20 -81.40 316 316 P______________ AL211981 18.20 -81.40 TD 33 1001 -1 2 10
1981 NA CS 06:00:00 TS 18.30 -81.40 35 1000 hurdat_atl 317 317 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 18.30 -81.40 TS 35 1000 0 2 10
1981 NA CS 09:00:00 TS 18.40 -81.40 317 307 P______________ AL211981 18.40 -81.40 TS 38 999 0 3 15
1981 NA CS 12:00:00 TS 18.60 -81.30 40 998 hurdat_atl 309 309 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 18.60 -81.30 TS 40 998 0 3 20
1981 NA CS 15:00:00 TS 18.70 -81.20 302 302 P______________ AL211981 18.70 -81.20 TS 45 997 0 3 15
1981 NA CS 18:00:00 TS 18.90 -81.20 50 996 hurdat_atl 305 305 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 18.90 -81.20 TS 50 996 0 3 15
1981 NA CS 21:00:00 TS 19.00 -81.20 308 301 P______________ AL211981 19.00 -81.20 TS 55 995 0 3 15
1981 NA CS 1981-11-05 00:00:00 TS 19.20 -81.10 60 993 hurdat_atl 302 277 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 19.20 -81.10 TS 60 993 0 4 30
1981 NA CS 03:00:00 TS 19.40 -81.00 277 249 P______________ AL211981 19.40 -81.00 TS 63 991 0 5 35
1981 NA CS 06:00:00 TS 19.60 -80.80 65 988 hurdat_atl 249 224 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 19.60 -80.80 HU 65 988 1 5 35
1981 NA CS 09:00:00 TS 19.80 -80.70 224 197 P______________ AL211981 19.80 -80.70 HU 70 984 1 5 35
1981 NA CS 12:00:00 TS 20.00 -80.50 75 980 hurdat_atl 197 170 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 20.00 -80.50 HU 75 980 1 5 40
1981 NA CS 15:00:00 TS 20.20 -80.30 170 145 P______________ AL211981 20.20 -80.30 HU 73 984 1 6 45
1981 NA CS 18:00:00 TS 20.40 -80.10 70 988 hurdat_atl 145 119 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 20.40 -80.10 HU 70 988 1 6 45
1981 NA CS 21:00:00 TS 20.60 -79.90 119 73 P______________ AL211981 20.60 -79.90 HU 68 992 1 8 50
1981 NA CS 1981-11-06 00:00:00 TS 20.90 -79.50 65 996 hurdat_atl 73 35 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 20.90 -79.50 HU 65 996 1 10 55
1981 NA CS 03:00:00 TS 21.20 -79.00 39 0 P______________ AL211981 21.20 -79.00 TS 60 998 0 13 60
1981 NA NA 06:00:00 TS 21.60 -78.30 55 999 hurdat_atl 0 0 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 21.60 -78.30 TS 55 999 0 14 55
1981 NA NA 09:00:00 TS 22.00 -77.70 15 15 P______________ AL211981 22.00 -77.70 TS 53 1000 0 14 55
1981 NA NA 12:00:00 TS 22.40 -77.00 50 1001 hurdat_atl 78 78 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 22.40 -77.00 TS 50 1001 0 15 55
1981 NA NA 15:00:00 TS 22.80 -76.30 147 147 P______________ AL211981 22.80 -76.30 TS 48 1001 0 16 60
1981 NA NA 18:00:00 TS 23.20 -75.50 45 1001 hurdat_atl 234 234 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 23.20 -75.50 TS 45 1001 0 19 65
1981 NA NA 21:00:00 TS 23.60 -74.50 291 286 P______________ AL211981 23.60 -74.50 TS 43 1001 0 22 70
1981 NA NA 1981-11-07 00:00:00 TS 24.00 -73.30 40 1001 hurdat_atl 313 313 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 24.00 -73.30 TS 40 1001 0 24 70
1981 NA NA 03:00:00 TS 24.50 -72.00 382 382 P______________ AL211981 24.50 -72.00 TS 40 1002 0 27 70
1981 NA NA 06:00:00 TS 25.00 -70.60 40 1002 hurdat_atl 490 490 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 25.00 -70.60 TS 40 1002 0 28 70
1981 NA NA 09:00:00 TS 25.50 -69.10 623 623 P______________ AL211981 25.50 -69.10 TS 40 1002 0 29 70
1981 NA NA 12:00:00 TS 25.90 -67.50 40 1002 hurdat_atl 749 749 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 25.90 -67.50 TS 40 1002 0 29 70
1981 NA NA 15:00:00 TS 26.30 -66.00 852 852 P______________ AL211981 26.30 -66.00 TS 40 1002 0 28 70
1981 NA NA 18:00:00 TS 26.80 -64.50 40 1002 hurdat_atl 945 O______________ hurdat_atl AL211981 26.80 -64.50 TS 40 1002 0 28 70