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NHC AL101886 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1886

October 8, 1886 – October 13, 1886

Hurricane Unnamed 1886 storm peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 177 US cities, 61 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 3

121 mph

Cities within 75 mi
177
At hurricane strength
61

when closest

States
3

Cities Unnamed 1886 storm passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (93)

and 33 more

Texas (61)

and 1 more

Arkansas (23)

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.