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Unnamed hurricane of 1856 (AL051856)

Unnamed hurricane of 1856 (AL051856) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 115 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 969 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 7 of the cities we track; the strongest was Tallahassee, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 76 mph.

Peak strength115 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
7
LandfallsFirst August 31, 1856
1
Lowest pressure
969 mb

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 hurricane of 1856 (AL051856)’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 31, 1856, Category 2 at 104 mph, about 55 miles from Crestview, FL

Modeled winds at cities (7)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Tallahassee, FL76 mph62 mph55 milesAug 31, 1856, 5:33 AM GMT-4:56:02
Crestview, FL76 mph62 mph55 milesAug 31, 1856, 1:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
Pensacola, FL62 mph51 mph77 milesAug 31, 1856, 1:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
Myrtle Beach, SC57 mph46 mph36 milesSep 1, 1856, 2:33 AM GMT-4:56:02
Wilmington, NC57 mph46 mph31 milesSep 1, 1856, 6:18 AM GMT-4:56:02
Charleston, SC51 mph42 mph59 milesAug 31, 1856, 10:18 PM GMT-4:56:02
Savannah, GA48 mph39 mph71 milesAug 31, 1856, 5:48 PM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (40 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 25, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph21.0°N, 69.8°W
Aug 25, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph21.0°N, 70.8°W
Aug 25, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph21.1°N, 71.9°W
Aug 25, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph21.2°N, 72.8°W
Aug 26, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph21.6°N, 73.9°W
Aug 26, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph21.7°N, 74.8°W
Aug 26, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph22.0°N, 75.9°W
Aug 26, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph22.2°N, 76.6°W
Aug 27, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph22.4°N, 77.6°W
Aug 27, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph22.6°N, 78.6°W
Aug 27, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph22.7°N, 79.5°W
Aug 27, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph22.7°N, 80.6°W
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