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Unnamed tropical storm of 1856 (AL031856)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1856 (AL031856) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 58 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at one of the cities we track; the strongest was Virginia Beach, VA, with a modeled peak gust of 52 mph.

Peak strength58 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
LandfallsFirst August 19, 1856
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Unnamed tropical storm of 1856 (AL031856)’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. August 19, 1856, tropical storm at 58 mph, 34.8°N, 76.4°W

Modeled winds at cities (1)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Virginia Beach, VA52 mph42 mph2 milesAug 19, 1856, 8:33 PM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (12 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 19, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph32.5°N, 75.5°W
Aug 19, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph33.8°N, 76.0°W
Aug 19, 11:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm58 mph34.8°N, 76.4°W
Aug 19, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph35.0°N, 76.5°W
Aug 19, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph36.0°N, 76.3°W
Aug 20, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph37.0°N, 76.0°W
Aug 20, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph38.0°N, 75.3°W
Aug 20, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph39.0°N, 74.3°W
Aug 20, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph39.8°N, 73.0°W
Aug 21, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph40.4°N, 71.5°W
Aug 21, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph40.8°N, 69.5°W
Aug 21, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph41.0°N, 67.0°W