The 2001 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1, 2001 and ended November 30th, 2001.
Seasonal forecasts[]
Source | Date | Named
storms |
Hurricanes | Major
hurricanes | |
NOAA | May 3, 2001 | 13 | 6 | 2 | |
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Actual activity | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Season Summary[]
Storms[]
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Hurricane Allison[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 2 – June 7 |
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Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Two[]
Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 16 – June 18 |
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Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Barry[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 30 – July 3 |
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Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Chantal[]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 13 – July 28 |
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Peak intensity | 125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 945 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Dean[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 17 – July 22 |
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Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 981 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Erin[]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 1 – August 16 |
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Peak intensity | 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 934 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]
Storm names[]
The following names will be used to name tropical and subtropical cyclones in the 2001 season.
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Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source | |||||
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1 | 0.00 | Storm | 12 | 0.00 | Storm |
2 | 0.00 | Storm | 13 | 0.00 | Storm |
3 | 0.00 | Storm | 14 | 0.00 | Storm |
4 | 0.00 | Storm | 15 | 0.00 | Storm |
5 | 0.00 | Storm | 16 | 0.00 | Storm |
6 | 0.00 | Storm | 17 | 0.00 | Storm |
7 | 0.00 | Storm | 18 | 0.00 | Storm |
8 | 0.00 | Storm | 19 | 0.00 | Storm |
9 | 0.00 | Storm | 20 | 0.00 | Storm |
10 | 0.00 | Storm | 21 | 0.00 | Storm |
11 | 0.00 | Storm | 22 | 0.00 | Storm |
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ACE is the result of a storm's winds multiplied by how long it lasted for, so storms or subtropical storms (Originally not included up until 2012) that at lasted a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have higher ACE totals. Tropical Depressions are not included in season total.
Season effects[]
This is a table of the storms and their effects in the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season. This table includes the storm's names, duration, peak intensity, Areas affected (bold indicates made landfall in that region at least once), damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave or a low. All of the damage figures are in 2015 USD (the listed damage figure is in millions).
Storm name |
Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h) |
Min. press. (mbar) |
Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths |
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Allison | June 2 – June 7 | Category 1 hurricane | 85 (140) | 980 | US Gulf Coast (Florida), US East Coast (Florida), The Bahamas | 500 | 13 |
Two | June 16 – June 18 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1002 | None | 0 | 0 |
Barry | June 30 – July 3 | Tropical storm | 45 (75) | 998 | Mexico | 5 | 3 |
Chantal | July 13 – July 28 | Category 3 hurricane | 125 (205) | 945 | None | 0 | 0 |
Dean | July 17 – July 22 | Category 1 hurricane | 80 (130) | 981 | US East Coast (North Carolina) | 195 | 14 |
Erin | August 1 – August 16 | Category 4 hurricane | 145 (230) | 934 | None | 0 | 0 |