NHC AL011860 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1860
August 8, 1860 – August 16, 1860
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Unnamed 1860 storm peaked at Category 3 with 127 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 430 US cities, 138 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1860 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1860 (AL011860) from August 8, 1860 to August 16, 1860; its peak was 127 mph (Category 3). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on August 11 at 127 mph (Category 3), 16 miles from Golden Meadow, LA. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 430 US cities, in 6 states, most in Georgia (149) and Alabama (92). The strongest pass was 127 mph (Category 3) 16 miles from Golden Meadow, LA; the centre came closest to Andalusia, AL, less than a mile away.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 430
- At hurricane strength
- 138
- States
- 6
127 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1860 storm passed near, strongest first
Louisiana (65)
- Golden MeadowCategory 3 · 16 mi
- ChauvinCategory 3 · 39 mi
- MontegutCategory 3 · 35 mi
- GallianoCategory 3 · 23 mi
- HoumaCategory 3 · 49 mi
- Cut OffCategory 3 · 27 mi
- LaroseCategory 3 · 33 mi
- BurasCategory 3 · 24 mi
- LockportCategory 3 · 37 mi
- GrayCategory 3 · 55 mi
- SchrieverCategory 3 · 59 mi
- RacelandCategory 3 · 46 mi
- ThibodauxCategory 3 · 60 mi
- Port SulphurCategory 3 · 5 mi
- NapoleonvilleCategory 3 · 74 mi
- LafitteCategory 3 · 16 mi
- Des AllemandsCategory 3 · 39 mi
- Saint BernardCategory 3 · 9 mi
- VioletCategory 3 · 14 mi
- Belle ChasseCategory 3 · 15 mi
- MerauxCategory 3 · 17 mi
- ChalmetteCategory 3 · 19 mi
- GretnaCategory 3 · 20 mi
- HarveyCategory 3 · 20 mi
- ArabiCategory 3 · 21 mi
- MarreroCategory 3 · 22 mi
- New OrleansCategory 3 · 24 mi
- SlidellCategory 3 · 26 mi
- WestwegoCategory 3 · 27 mi
- HarahanCategory 3 · 30 mi
- MetairieCategory 3 · 31 mi
- Pearl RiverCategory 3 · 32 mi
- KennerCategory 3 · 35 mi
- Saint RoseCategory 3 · 35 mi
- LacombeCategory 3 · 36 mi
- LulingCategory 3 · 36 mi
- BoutteCategory 3 · 38 mi
- DestrehanCategory 3 · 39 mi
- HahnvilleCategory 3 · 41 mi
- NorcoCategory 3 · 42 mi
- MandevilleCategory 3 · 44 mi
- Abita SpringsCategory 3 · 46 mi
- La PlaceCategory 3 · 48 mi
- BushCategory 3 · 49 mi
- CovingtonCategory 3 · 51 mi
- MadisonvilleCategory 3 · 51 mi
- ReserveCategory 3 · 52 mi
- BogalusaCategory 3 · 54 mi
- VacherieCategory 3 · 58 mi
- GramercyCategory 3 · 58 mi
- LutcherCategory 3 · 59 mi
- PaulinaCategory 3 · 61 mi
- FolsomCategory 3 · 61 mi
- RobertCategory 3 · 61 mi
- PonchatoulaCategory 3 · 61 mi
- AngieCategory 3 · 62 mi
- SpringfieldCategory 3 · 66 mi
- HammondCategory 3 · 67 mi
- MaurepasCategory 3 · 68 mi
- LorangerCategory 3 · 68 mi
and 5 more
Mississippi (40)
- BiloxiCategory 3 · 1 mi
- DibervilleCategory 3 · 3 mi
- Long BeachCategory 3 · 4 mi
- GulfportCategory 3 · 5 mi
- Pass ChristianCategory 3 · 10 mi
- WavelandCategory 3 · 11 mi
- Bay St LouisCategory 3 · 12 mi
- SaucierCategory 3 · 14 mi
- DiamondheadCategory 3 · 14 mi
- PerkinstonCategory 3 · 19 mi
- KilnCategory 3 · 19 mi
- Mc HenryCategory 3 · 21 mi
- PicayuneCategory 3 · 34 mi
- CarriereCategory 3 · 39 mi
- PoplarvilleCategory 3 · 43 mi
- LumbertonCategory 3 · 51 mi
- PurvisCategory 3 · 55 mi
- Sandy HookCategory 3 · 67 mi
- SumrallCategory 3 · 73 mi
- ColumbiaCategory 3 · 74 mi
- Ocean SpringsCategory 3 · 10 mi
- WigginsCategory 3 · 35 mi
- VancleaveCategory 3 · overhead
- GautierCategory 3 · 14 mi
- HattiesburgCategory 3 · 61 mi
- BrooklynCategory 2 · 39 mi
- PascagoulaCategory 2 · 20 mi
- PetalCategory 2 · 60 mi
- MoselleCategory 2 · 71 mi
- Moss PointCategory 2 · 14 mi
- BeaumontCategory 2 · 40 mi
- EllisvilleCategory 2 · 73 mi
- LucedaleCategory 2 · 12 mi
- OvettCategory 2 · 62 mi
- RichtonCategory 2 · 48 mi
- LeakesvilleCategory 1 · 29 mi
- State LineCategory 1 · 41 mi
- WaynesboroCategory 1 · 61 mi
- BuckatunnaCategory 1 · 50 mi
- ShubutaCategory 1 · 74 mi
Alabama (92)
- Grand BayCategory 2 · 19 mi
- IrvingtonCategory 2 · 23 mi
- CodenCategory 2 · 30 mi
- TheodoreCategory 1 · 22 mi
- WilmerCategory 1 · 1 mi
- SemmesCategory 1 · 5 mi
- MobileCategory 1 · 14 mi
- Eight MileCategory 1 · 7 mi
- WhistlerCategory 1 · 11 mi
- PrichardCategory 1 · 13 mi
- Gulf ShoresCategory 1 · 52 mi
- ChickasawCategory 1 · 11 mi
- FairhopeCategory 1 · 32 mi
- ChunchulaCategory 1 · 4 mi
- SaralandCategory 1 · 7 mi
- CitronelleCategory 1 · 13 mi
- SatsumaCategory 1 · 7 mi
- DaphneCategory 1 · 26 mi
- Spanish FortCategory 1 · 22 mi
- FoleyCategory 1 · 45 mi
- Mount VernonCategory 1 · 6 mi
- McintoshCategory 1 · 17 mi
- ChatomCategory 1 · 36 mi
- MillryCategory 1 · 48 mi
- SilverhillCategory 1 · 35 mi
- LoxleyCategory 1 · 29 mi
- SummerdaleCategory 1 · 39 mi
- Bay MinetteCategory 1 · 12 mi
- RobertsdaleCategory 1 · 34 mi
- Orange BeachCategory 1 · 54 mi
- JacksonCategory 1 · 32 mi
- ElbertaCategory 1 · 49 mi
- LillianCategory 1 · 49 mi
- Grove HillTropical storm · 43 mi
- AtmoreTropical storm · 2 mi
- ThomasvilleTropical storm · 58 mi
- Frisco CityTropical storm · 19 mi
- FlomatonTropical storm · 11 mi
- Pine HillTropical storm · 58 mi
- MonroevilleTropical storm · 23 mi
- BrewtonTropical storm · 6 mi
- CamdenTropical storm · 55 mi
- EvergreenTropical storm · 13 mi
- GeorgianaTropical storm · 24 mi
- Red LevelTropical storm · 7 mi
- GreenvilleTropical storm · 33 mi
- HaynevilleTropical storm · 60 mi
- AndalusiaTropical storm · overhead
- Fort DepositTropical storm · 46 mi
- OppTropical storm · 5 mi
- BrantleyTropical storm · 16 mi
- FloralaTropical storm · 20 mi
- Hope HullTropical storm · 61 mi
- KinstonTropical storm · 10 mi
- LuverneTropical storm · 27 mi
- ElbaTropical storm · 5 mi
- SamsonTropical storm · 19 mi
- RamerTropical storm · 50 mi
- MontgomeryTropical storm · 69 mi
- New BrocktonTropical storm · 2 mi
and 32 more
Florida (48)
- Mc DavidTropical storm · 17 mi
- CantonmentTropical storm · 38 mi
- PensacolaTropical storm · 48 mi
- MolinoTropical storm · 28 mi
- CenturyTropical storm · 14 mi
- PaceTropical storm · 39 mi
- Gulf BreezeTropical storm · 43 mi
- JayTropical storm · 21 mi
- MiltonTropical storm · 40 mi
- NavarreTropical storm · 56 mi
- Mary EstherTropical storm · 60 mi
- Hurlburt FieldTropical storm · 58 mi
- Fort Walton BeachTropical storm · 60 mi
- BakerTropical storm · 30 mi
- Eglin AfbTropical storm · 59 mi
- ShalimarTropical storm · 60 mi
- CrestviewTropical storm · 39 mi
- ValparaisoTropical storm · 56 mi
- NicevilleTropical storm · 57 mi
- DestinTropical storm · 65 mi
- Laurel HillTropical storm · 26 mi
- Miramar BeachTropical storm · 66 mi
- FreeportTropical storm · 60 mi
- Santa Rosa BeachTropical storm · 68 mi
- Defuniak SpringsTropical storm · 44 mi
- Ponce De LeonTropical storm · 49 mi
- WestvilleTropical storm · 33 mi
- VernonTropical storm · 56 mi
- BonifayTropical storm · 38 mi
- ChipleyTropical storm · 53 mi
- GracevilleTropical storm · 32 mi
- MaloneTropical storm · 33 mi
- GreenwoodTropical storm · 40 mi
- CottondaleTropical storm · 44 mi
- MariannaTropical storm · 47 mi
- SneadsTropical storm · 50 mi
- Grand RidgeTropical storm · 52 mi
- AlfordTropical storm · 54 mi
- ChattahoocheeTropical storm · 54 mi
- QuincyTropical storm · 62 mi
- AlthaTropical storm · 62 mi
- HavanaTropical storm · 63 mi
- FountainTropical storm · 64 mi
- MidwayTropical storm · 70 mi
- BlountstownTropical storm · 71 mi
- YoungstownTropical storm · 71 mi
- TallahasseeTropical storm · 75 mi
- MonticelloTropical storm · 75 mi
South Carolina (36)
- AwendawTropical storm · 67 mi
- Sullivans IslandTropical storm · 53 mi
- Isle Of PalmsTropical storm · 55 mi
- Mount PleasantTropical storm · 58 mi
- HugerTropical storm · 72 mi
- Daniel IslandTropical storm · 63 mi
- CharlestonTropical storm · 54 mi
- North CharlestonTropical storm · 62 mi
- Goose CreekTropical storm · 68 mi
- Johns IslandTropical storm · 50 mi
- Charleston AfbTropical storm · 62 mi
- LadsonTropical storm · 69 mi
- Wadmalaw IslandTropical storm · 45 mi
- RavenelTropical storm · 54 mi
- SummervilleTropical storm · 70 mi
- Edisto IslandTropical storm · 37 mi
- HollywoodTropical storm · 49 mi
- RidgevilleTropical storm · 71 mi
- CottagevilleTropical storm · 67 mi
- Hilton Head IslandTropical storm · 15 mi
- BlufftonTropical storm · 18 mi
- HardeevilleTropical storm · 22 mi
- OkatieTropical storm · 24 mi
- Saint Helena IslandTropical storm · 26 mi
- Port RoyalTropical storm · 27 mi
- BeaufortTropical storm · 31 mi
- RidgelandTropical storm · 36 mi
- SeabrookTropical storm · 40 mi
- YemasseeTropical storm · 48 mi
- EstillTropical storm · 56 mi
- VarnvilleTropical storm · 59 mi
- WalterboroTropical storm · 62 mi
- HamptonTropical storm · 63 mi
- RuffinTropical storm · 69 mi
- FairfaxTropical storm · 70 mi
- AllendaleTropical storm · 74 mi
Georgia (149)
- FitzgeraldTropical storm · 1 mi
- Fort StewartTropical storm · 1 mi
- AlbanyTropical storm · 1 mi
- AshburnTropical storm · 2 mi
- Richmond HillTropical storm · 2 mi
- Tybee IslandTropical storm · 2 mi
- HazlehurstTropical storm · 3 mi
- SycamoreTropical storm · 3 mi
- MorganTropical storm · 4 mi
- BaxleyTropical storm · 4 mi
- SavannahTropical storm · 5 mi
- HinesvilleTropical storm · 5 mi
- GlennvilleTropical storm · 5 mi
- BroxtonTropical storm · 7 mi
- SylvesterTropical storm · 8 mi
- LeesburgTropical storm · 9 mi
- PoulanTropical storm · 9 mi
- AllenhurstTropical storm · 9 mi
- LudowiciTropical storm · 9 mi
- MidwayTropical storm · 9 mi
- BlakelyTropical storm · 9 mi
- OcillaTropical storm · 10 mi
- Garden CityTropical storm · 11 mi
- PoolerTropical storm · 12 mi
- OdumTropical storm · 13 mi
- AmbroseTropical storm · 13 mi
- BloomingdaleTropical storm · 14 mi
- ReidsvilleTropical storm · 14 mi
- BacontonTropical storm · 15 mi
- RochelleTropical storm · 15 mi
- UvaldaTropical storm · 15 mi
- Port WentworthTropical storm · 15 mi
- DawsonTropical storm · 15 mi
- TiftonTropical storm · 17 mi
- AbbevilleTropical storm · 17 mi
- JesupTropical storm · 17 mi
- EllabellTropical storm · 18 mi
- AlmaTropical storm · 18 mi
- PembrokeTropical storm · 18 mi
- Mc RaeTropical storm · 19 mi
- DouglasTropical storm · 19 mi
- CordeleTropical storm · 19 mi
- CuthbertTropical storm · 20 mi
- ClaxtonTropical storm · 20 mi
- NichollsTropical storm · 21 mi
- DoerunTropical storm · 21 mi
- HelenaTropical storm · 22 mi
- CollinsTropical storm · 23 mi
- ScrevenTropical storm · 23 mi
- ColquittTropical storm · 24 mi
- LyonsTropical storm · 24 mi
- RinconTropical storm · 24 mi
- CamillaTropical storm · 24 mi
- OmegaTropical storm · 25 mi
- AlamoTropical storm · 25 mi
- TownsendTropical storm · 26 mi
- WillacoocheeTropical storm · 26 mi
- Mount VernonTropical storm · 26 mi
- GuytonTropical storm · 27 mi
- GeorgetownTropical storm · 27 mi
and 89 more
Other storms of the 1860 season
- Unnamed (AL041860)Category 2 · 241 cities
- Unnamed (AL061860)Category 2 · 368 cities
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.