Tropical Storm Arlene

Jul 4, 1971 to Jul 7, 1971Peak 58 mph1000 mb

Tropical Storm Arlene came within 100 miles of 3 U.S. counties without passing within 50.

Major hurricane
Hurricane
Tropical storm
Post-tropical

Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Arlene · 1971

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay

Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast

Wind speed—

Category—

Pressure—

The storm

Peak strength: Tropical storm; 58 mph, 50 kt
Lowest pressure: 1000 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 0; None
Counties within 100 miles: 3; NC
Strongest near the U.S.: Tropical storm; Dare County, NC, 61.1 mi, Jul 5, 1971
Landfalls recorded: 0; Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles

Dare County	NC	61.1	Tropical storm	Jul 5, 1971
Hyde County	NC	71.7	Tropical storm	Jul 5, 1971
Carteret County	NC	80.3	Tropical storm	Jul 5, 1971

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.