NHC AL051856 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1856
August 25, 1856 – September 3, 1856
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Unnamed 1856 storm peaked at Category 3 with 115 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 580 US cities, 129 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1856 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1856 (AL051856) from August 25, 1856 to September 3, 1856; its peak was 115 mph (Category 3). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on August 31 at 104 mph (Category 2), 4 miles from Inlet Beach, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 580 US cities, in 5 states, most in North Carolina (172) and South Carolina (167). The strongest pass was 104 mph (Category 2) 4 miles from Inlet Beach, FL; the centre came closest to Marianna, FL, less than a mile away.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 580
- At hurricane strength
- 129
- States
- 5
115 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1856 storm passed near, strongest first
Florida (53)
- Inlet BeachCategory 2 · 4 mi
- Santa Rosa BeachCategory 2 · 20 mi
- FreeportCategory 2 · 25 mi
- Miramar BeachCategory 2 · 30 mi
- DestinCategory 2 · 34 mi
- NicevilleCategory 2 · 39 mi
- ValparaisoCategory 2 · 41 mi
- Eglin AfbCategory 2 · 43 mi
- ShalimarCategory 2 · 43 mi
- Fort Walton BeachCategory 2 · 46 mi
- Hurlburt FieldCategory 2 · 48 mi
- Mary EstherCategory 2 · 50 mi
- CrestviewCategory 2 · 54 mi
- NavarreCategory 2 · 60 mi
- BakerCategory 2 · 66 mi
- MiltonCategory 2 · 73 mi
- Gulf BreezeCategory 2 · 74 mi
- Panama City BeachCategory 2 · 3 mi
- Port St JoeCategory 2 · 41 mi
- Lynn HavenCategory 2 · 8 mi
- Panama CityCategory 2 · 12 mi
- Defuniak SpringsCategory 2 · 35 mi
- Laurel HillCategory 2 · 59 mi
- ApalachicolaCategory 2 · 60 mi
- Ponce De LeonCategory 2 · 25 mi
- YoungstownCategory 2 · 7 mi
- VernonCategory 2 · 15 mi
- WewahitchkaCategory 2 · 35 mi
- EastpointCategory 2 · 60 mi
- WestvilleCategory 2 · 36 mi
- FountainCategory 1 · 5 mi
- ChipleyCategory 1 · 9 mi
- BonifayCategory 1 · 23 mi
- CarrabelleCategory 1 · 66 mi
- AlfordCategory 1 · overhead
- AlthaCategory 1 · 12 mi
- BlountstownCategory 1 · 23 mi
- CottondaleCategory 1 · 8 mi
- GracevilleCategory 1 · 21 mi
- BristolCategory 1 · 30 mi
- MariannaCategory 1 · overhead
- PanaceaCategory 1 · 73 mi
- GreenwoodCategory 1 · overhead
- Grand RidgeCategory 1 · 11 mi
- MaloneCategory 1 · 8 mi
- SneadsCategory 1 · 12 mi
- ChattahoocheeCategory 1 · 20 mi
- CrawfordvilleCategory 1 · 64 mi
- QuincyCategory 1 · 32 mi
- MidwayCategory 1 · 44 mi
- HavanaCategory 1 · 40 mi
- TallahasseeCategory 1 · 54 mi
- MonticelloCategory 1 · 65 mi
Alabama (30)
- FloralaCategory 2 · 60 mi
- SamsonCategory 1 · 51 mi
- KinstonCategory 1 · 60 mi
- OppCategory 1 · 68 mi
- GenevaCategory 1 · 41 mi
- HartfordCategory 1 · 37 mi
- ChancellorCategory 1 · 47 mi
- ElbaCategory 1 · 68 mi
- SlocombCategory 1 · 30 mi
- DalevilleCategory 1 · 47 mi
- EnterpriseCategory 1 · 54 mi
- New BrocktonCategory 1 · 61 mi
- NewtonCategory 1 · 41 mi
- Fort RuckerCategory 1 · 50 mi
- CottonwoodCategory 1 · 19 mi
- DothanCategory 1 · 31 mi
- CowartsCategory 1 · 26 mi
- Midland CityCategory 1 · 39 mi
- OzarkCategory 1 · 51 mi
- BrundidgeCategory 1 · 71 mi
- AshfordCategory 1 · 22 mi
- AritonCategory 1 · 61 mi
- HeadlandCategory 1 · 35 mi
- ColumbiaCategory 1 · 25 mi
- ClioCategory 1 · 60 mi
- AbbevilleCategory 1 · 42 mi
- ClaytonCategory 1 · 63 mi
- MidwayCategory 1 · 73 mi
- EufaulaCategory 1 · 55 mi
- Fort MitchellCategory 1 · 69 mi
Georgia (158)
- DonalsonvilleCategory 1 · overhead
- BrinsonCategory 1 · 12 mi
- BlakelyCategory 1 · 17 mi
- BainbridgeCategory 1 · 23 mi
- ColquittCategory 1 · 2 mi
- ClimaxCategory 1 · 25 mi
- WhighamCategory 1 · 29 mi
- MorganCategory 1 · 17 mi
- CairoCategory 1 · 34 mi
- OchlockneeCategory 1 · 35 mi
- ThomasvilleCategory 1 · 46 mi
- GeorgetownCategory 1 · 48 mi
- CamillaCategory 1 · 16 mi
- PelhamCategory 1 · 24 mi
- MeigsCategory 1 · 30 mi
- CuthbertCategory 1 · 33 mi
- CoolidgeCategory 1 · 40 mi
- BostonCategory 1 · 56 mi
- AlbanyCategory 1 · overhead
- BacontonCategory 1 · 12 mi
- DawsonCategory 1 · 21 mi
- DoerunCategory 1 · 22 mi
- MoultrieCategory 1 · 37 mi
- RichlandCategory 1 · 47 mi
- PavoCategory 1 · 49 mi
- LumpkinCategory 1 · 49 mi
- QuitmanCategory 1 · 65 mi
- LeesburgCategory 1 · 8 mi
- SylvesterCategory 1 · 13 mi
- Norman ParkCategory 1 · 36 mi
- AdelCategory 1 · 51 mi
- HahiraCategory 1 · 61 mi
- Fort BenningCategory 1 · 70 mi
- ValdostaCategory 1 · 71 mi
- PoulanCategory 1 · 16 mi
- AmericusCategory 1 · 29 mi
- TiftonCategory 1 · 30 mi
- OmegaCategory 1 · 34 mi
- EllavilleCategory 1 · 41 mi
- LenoxCategory 1 · 42 mi
- SparksCategory 1 · 48 mi
- Buena VistaCategory 1 · 53 mi
- NashvilleCategory 1 · 56 mi
- Ray CityCategory 1 · 63 mi
- Box SpringsCategory 1 · 67 mi
- LakelandCategory 1 · 69 mi
- CordeleTropical storm · 5 mi
- AshburnTropical storm · 12 mi
- SycamoreTropical storm · 18 mi
- RochelleTropical storm · 8 mi
- ViennaTropical storm · 13 mi
- FitzgeraldTropical storm · 27 mi
- MontezumaTropical storm · 31 mi
- OcillaTropical storm · 33 mi
- OglethorpeTropical storm · 37 mi
- ReynoldsTropical storm · 49 mi
- WillacoocheeTropical storm · 54 mi
- ButlerTropical storm · 55 mi
- PearsonTropical storm · 67 mi
- AbbevilleTropical storm · 11 mi
and 98 more
North Carolina (172)
- ChadbournTropical storm · overhead
- MaysvilleTropical storm · 2 mi
- OrientalTropical storm · 2 mi
- WillardTropical storm · 2 mi
- WhitevilleTropical storm · 3 mi
- AtkinsonTropical storm · 4 mi
- GrantsboroTropical storm · 4 mi
- WallaceTropical storm · 4 mi
- JacksonvilleTropical storm · 5 mi
- RichlandsTropical storm · 6 mi
- ClarktonTropical storm · 6 mi
- Maple HillTropical storm · 6 mi
- Cherry PointTropical storm · 7 mi
- BayboroTropical storm · 7 mi
- TeacheyTropical storm · 7 mi
- Lake WaccamawTropical storm · 8 mi
- Tarawa TerraceTropical storm · 8 mi
- HavelockTropical storm · 8 mi
- BurgawTropical storm · 8 mi
- New BernTropical storm · 9 mi
- HarrellsTropical storm · 10 mi
- Midway ParkTropical storm · 10 mi
- BeulavilleTropical storm · 11 mi
- Rose HillTropical storm · 11 mi
- RiegelwoodTropical storm · 11 mi
- BoltonTropical storm · 11 mi
- CurrieTropical storm · 11 mi
- Tabor CityTropical storm · 12 mi
- BladenboroTropical storm · 13 mi
- TrentonTropical storm · 14 mi
- HubertTropical storm · 14 mi
- ElizabethtownTropical storm · 14 mi
- Camp LejeuneTropical storm · 15 mi
- MagnoliaTropical storm · 16 mi
- Rocky PointTropical storm · 16 mi
- NewportTropical storm · 16 mi
- SwansboroTropical storm · 16 mi
- DelcoTropical storm · 17 mi
- NakinaTropical storm · 17 mi
- AuroraTropical storm · 17 mi
- FairmontTropical storm · 18 mi
- Pink HillTropical storm · 18 mi
- GarlandTropical storm · 18 mi
- KenansvilleTropical storm · 19 mi
- Emerald IsleTropical storm · 20 mi
- Cove CityTropical storm · 20 mi
- BeaufortTropical storm · 20 mi
- Morehead CityTropical storm · 21 mi
- Sneads FerryTropical storm · 21 mi
- Holly RidgeTropical storm · 21 mi
- Atlantic BeachTropical storm · 22 mi
- Castle HayneTropical storm · 23 mi
- WarsawTropical storm · 23 mi
- Deep RunTropical storm · 23 mi
- LelandTropical storm · 24 mi
- HampsteadTropical storm · 24 mi
- AshTropical storm · 24 mi
- LumbertonTropical storm · 24 mi
- VanceboroTropical storm · 24 mi
- RowlandTropical storm · 27 mi
and 112 more
South Carolina (167)
- NicholsTropical storm · overhead
- ScrantonTropical storm · overhead
- BambergTropical storm · overhead
- ElloreeTropical storm · 1 mi
- PamplicoTropical storm · 2 mi
- ManningTropical storm · 3 mi
- AlcoluTropical storm · 3 mi
- CowardTropical storm · 3 mi
- MullinsTropical storm · 3 mi
- SummertonTropical storm · 4 mi
- Lake CityTropical storm · 4 mi
- CopeTropical storm · 4 mi
- CordovaTropical storm · 5 mi
- MarionTropical storm · 5 mi
- SanteeTropical storm · 5 mi
- DenmarkTropical storm · 6 mi
- TurbevilleTropical storm · 6 mi
- Green SeaTropical storm · 6 mi
- BarnwellTropical storm · 6 mi
- BowmanTropical storm · 7 mi
- AllendaleTropical storm · 7 mi
- PinewoodTropical storm · 8 mi
- OrangeburgTropical storm · 9 mi
- EffinghamTropical storm · 9 mi
- GreshamTropical storm · 10 mi
- BranchvilleTropical storm · 10 mi
- GreeleyvilleTropical storm · 10 mi
- Galivants FerryTropical storm · 10 mi
- Lake ViewTropical storm · 11 mi
- BlackvilleTropical storm · 12 mi
- NorwayTropical storm · 12 mi
- AynorTropical storm · 12 mi
- FairfaxTropical storm · 13 mi
- KingstreeTropical storm · 14 mi
- JohnsonvilleTropical storm · 14 mi
- EutawvilleTropical storm · 14 mi
- LynchburgTropical storm · 14 mi
- LorisTropical storm · 15 mi
- Holly HillTropical storm · 15 mi
- FlorenceTropical storm · 16 mi
- St MatthewsTropical storm · 16 mi
- TimmonsvilleTropical storm · 17 mi
- NeesesTropical storm · 17 mi
- SaltersTropical storm · 18 mi
- LattaTropical storm · 18 mi
- SumterTropical storm · 18 mi
- WillistonTropical storm · 19 mi
- Saint GeorgeTropical storm · 19 mi
- DillonTropical storm · 20 mi
- WedgefieldTropical storm · 20 mi
- HarleyvilleTropical storm · 20 mi
- PinevilleTropical storm · 20 mi
- CrossTropical storm · 21 mi
- HamptonTropical storm · 22 mi
- NorthTropical storm · 22 mi
- HemingwayTropical storm · 23 mi
- HamerTropical storm · 23 mi
- Shaw AfbTropical storm · 24 mi
- ConwayTropical storm · 24 mi
- GadsdenTropical storm · 24 mi
and 107 more
Other storms of the 1856 season
- Unnamed (AL011856)Category 4 · 186 cities
- Unnamed (AL031856)Tropical storm · 550 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.