NHC AL011856 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1856
August 9, 1856 – August 12, 1856
Hurricane Unnamed 1856 storm peaked at Category 4 with 150 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 186 US cities, 59 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- Cities within 75 mi
- 186
- At hurricane strength
- 59
- States
- 2
150 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1856 storm passed near, strongest first
Louisiana (153)
- ChauvinCategory 4 · 29 mi
- MontegutCategory 4 · 35 mi
- Golden MeadowCategory 4 · 39 mi
- LaroseCategory 4 · 44 mi
- GallianoCategory 4 · 45 mi
- LockportCategory 4 · 46 mi
- Cut OffCategory 4 · 48 mi
- LafitteCategory 4 · 64 mi
- Port SulphurCategory 4 · 71 mi
- WestwegoCategory 4 · 74 mi
- MarreroCategory 4 · 74 mi
- HoumaCategory 4 · 35 mi
- HarahanCategory 4 · 74 mi
- RacelandCategory 4 · 46 mi
- Des AllemandsCategory 4 · 57 mi
- LulingCategory 4 · 66 mi
- BurasCategory 4 · 72 mi
- BoutteCategory 4 · 64 mi
- Saint RoseCategory 4 · 70 mi
- DestrehanCategory 4 · 68 mi
- GrayCategory 4 · 37 mi
- HahnvilleCategory 4 · 66 mi
- SchrieverCategory 4 · 36 mi
- NorcoCategory 4 · 67 mi
- ThibodauxCategory 4 · 40 mi
- La PlaceCategory 4 · 67 mi
- ReserveCategory 4 · 63 mi
- VacherieCategory 4 · 53 mi
- LutcherCategory 4 · 56 mi
- GramercyCategory 4 · 57 mi
- BerwickCategory 4 · 16 mi
- Morgan CityCategory 4 · 19 mi
- PaulinaCategory 4 · 54 mi
- PattersonCategory 4 · 13 mi
- NapoleonvilleCategory 4 · 36 mi
- Pierre PartCategory 3 · 29 mi
- FranklinCategory 3 · 6 mi
- Belle RoseCategory 3 · 39 mi
- DonaldsonvilleCategory 3 · 45 mi
- SorrentoCategory 3 · 55 mi
- Saint AmantCategory 3 · 58 mi
- MaurepasCategory 3 · 65 mi
- GonzalesCategory 3 · 53 mi
- GeismarCategory 2 · 48 mi
- JeaneretteCategory 2 · 4 mi
- White CastleCategory 2 · 38 mi
- New IberiaCategory 1 · 1 mi
- DelcambreCategory 1 · 12 mi
- ErathCategory 1 · 15 mi
- AbbevilleCategory 1 · 21 mi
- Saint GabrielCategory 1 · 45 mi
- KaplanCategory 1 · 30 mi
- PlaquemineCategory 1 · 37 mi
- Saint MartinvilleCategory 1 · 3 mi
- YoungsvilleCategory 1 · 10 mi
- BroussardCategory 1 · 6 mi
- MauriceCategory 1 · 17 mi
- GueydanCategory 1 · 43 mi
- LafayetteCategory 1 · 10 mi
- DusonTropical storm · 17 mi
and 93 more
Mississippi (33)
- WoodvilleTropical storm · 3 mi
- GlosterTropical storm · 5 mi
- CentrevilleTropical storm · 9 mi
- MeadvilleTropical storm · 13 mi
- RoxieTropical storm · 14 mi
- LibertyTropical storm · 16 mi
- SmithdaleTropical storm · 19 mi
- NatchezTropical storm · 26 mi
- FayetteTropical storm · 28 mi
- SummitTropical storm · 32 mi
- Bogue ChittoTropical storm · 34 mi
- MccombTropical storm · 34 mi
- MagnoliaTropical storm · 35 mi
- LormanTropical storm · 37 mi
- BrookhavenTropical storm · 38 mi
- WessonTropical storm · 46 mi
- Port GibsonTropical storm · 46 mi
- JayessTropical storm · 49 mi
- HazlehurstTropical storm · 50 mi
- TylertownTropical storm · 53 mi
- MonticelloTropical storm · 54 mi
- UticaTropical storm · 60 mi
- Crystal SpringsTropical storm · 60 mi
- Silver CreekTropical storm · 62 mi
- FoxworthTropical storm · 65 mi
- NewhebronTropical storm · 68 mi
- TerryTropical storm · 69 mi
- Sandy HookTropical storm · 70 mi
- PrentissTropical storm · 70 mi
- VicksburgTropical storm · 71 mi
- ColumbiaTropical storm · 71 mi
- RaymondTropical storm · 72 mi
- EdwardsTropical storm · 73 mi
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.