NHC AL021861 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1861
August 13, 1861 – August 17, 1861
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Unnamed 1861 storm peaked at Category 1 with 92 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 4 US cities, 4 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1861 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1861 (AL021861) from August 13, 1861 to August 17, 1861; its peak was 92 mph (Category 1). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 4 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 92 mph (Category 1) 29 miles from Key West, FL.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 4
- At hurricane strength
- 4
- States
- 1
92 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1861 storm passed near, strongest first
Florida (4)
- Key WestCategory 1 · 29 mi
- Summerland KeyCategory 1 · 44 mi
- Big Pine KeyCategory 1 · 50 mi
- MarathonCategory 1 · 64 mi
Other storms of the 1861 season
- Unnamed (AL051861)Category 1 · 2,149 cities
- Unnamed (AL081861)Category 1 · 1,419 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.