Had it not been for large and slow-moving Hurricane Emily that pushed the subtropical high to the east where it remained, the 1981 hurricane season would have been disasterous for the US EC, with four CV hurricanes following Emily - all recurving into the trough:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Atla ... ry_map.png
1981 Hurricane Season
Moderator: S2k Moderators
Forum rules
The posts in this forum are NOT official forecasts and should not be used as such. They are just the opinion of the poster and may or may not be backed by sound meteorological data. They are NOT endorsed by any professional institution or STORM2K. For official information, please refer to products from the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service.
-
HurricaneRyan
- Category 3
- Posts: 813
- Age: 31
- Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2010 3:05 pm
Re: 1981 Hurricane Season
Interesting how four of those Cape Verde storms had names that are now retired: Floyd, Harvey and Irene.
0 likes
Kay '22 Hilary '23
-
TheAustinMan
- Category 5
- Posts: 1047
- Age: 25
- Joined: Mon Jul 08, 2013 4:26 pm
- Location: United States
- Contact:
Re: 1981 Hurricane Season
When you plot the September 1981 mid-level height anomalies, the troughing over the Eastern US sticks out like a sore thumb.
53 kB. Source: ESRL Monthly Composite Generator
53 kB. Source: ESRL Monthly Composite Generator
2 likes
Treat my opinions with a grain of salt. For official information see your local weather service.
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: BobHarlem, facemane, Hurricane2022, nativefloridian, SFLcane, StormWeather, TomballEd and 50 guests