Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana|| || || |- | Cindy || || bgcolor=#|Tropical storm || || || || || || |- | Dennis || || bgcolor=#|Category 1 hurricane || || || Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles (Cuba), Southeastern United States (Florida and North Carolina) || $28.5 million || 3 || |- | Seven || || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || || || || || || |- | Eight || || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || || || Mexico, South Central United States, Alabama, Tennessee || $56.2 million || 5 || |- | Emily || || bgcolor=#|Category 1 hurricane || || || East Coast of the United States || || || |- | Floyd || || bgcolor=#|Category 3 hurricane || || || Leeward Islands, Bermuda || || || |- | Gert || || bgcolor=#|Category 2 hurricane || || || Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Bermuda || || || |- | Harvey || || bgcolor=#|Category 4 hurricane || || || || || || |- | Thirteen || || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || || || Bermuda || || || |- | Irene || || bgcolor=#|Category 3 hurricane || || || || || || |- | Fifteen || || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || || || Leeward Islands || || || |- | Jose || || bgcolor=#|Tropical storm || || || Azores || || || |- | Katrina || || bgcolor=#|Category 1 hurricane || || || Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands || Minimal || 2 || |- | Three || || bgcolor=#|Subtropical storm || || || East Coast of the United States || || || |- See also List of Atlantic hurricanes Atlantic hurricane season 1981 Pacific hurricane season 1981 Pacific typhoon season 1981 North Indian Ocean cyclone season Australian cyclone seasons: 1980–81, 1981–82 South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1980–81, 1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1980–81, 1981–82 References External links Monthly Weather Review HPC Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Pages for 1981 1981 Articles which contain graphical timelines 1981 ATL