1981 What-might-have-been Atlantic hurricane season (Cooper)

The 1981 Atlantic hurricane season was a fairly active season. It officially began on June 1, 1981, and lasted until November 30, 1981. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. A total of 17 tropical depressions and eleven named storms formed in 1981.

The strongest storm of 1981 was Hurricane Harvey, which became a Category 4 hurricane at an unusually high latitude. Hurricane Dennis was the most damaging of the storms in 1981.