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Unnamed hurricane of 1860 (AL011860)

Unnamed hurricane of 1860 (AL011860) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 127 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 8 of the cities we track; the strongest was New Orleans, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 118 mph.

Peak strength127 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
8
LandfallsFirst August 11, 1860
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 hurricane of 1860 (AL011860)’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 11, 1860, Category 3 at 127 mph, about 59 miles from New Orleans, LA

Modeled winds at cities (8)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
New Orleans, LA118 mph96 mph23 milesAug 11, 1860, 5:39 PM GMT-5:50:36
Gulfport, MS118 mph96 mph4 milesAug 11, 1860, 9:24 PM GMT-5:50:36
Slidell, LA110 mph90 mph28 milesAug 11, 1860, 8:39 PM GMT-5:50:36
Mobile, AL110 mph89 mph16 milesAug 12, 1860, 1:39 AM GMT-5:50:36
Daphne, AL101 mph83 mph26 milesAug 12, 1860, 2:39 AM GMT-5:50:36
Pensacola, FL71 mph58 mph51 milesAug 12, 1860, 5:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
Baton Rouge, LA61 mph50 mph95 milesAug 11, 1860, 5:54 PM GMT-5:50:36
Crestview, FL60 mph49 mph39 milesAug 12, 1860, 10:48 AM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (35 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 8, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.9°N, 84.1°W
Aug 8, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.8°N, 84.5°W
Aug 8, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.8°N, 84.8°W
Aug 8, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.7°N, 85.3°W
Aug 9, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph27.6°N, 85.9°W
Aug 9, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph27.5°N, 86.3°W
Aug 9, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph27.5°N, 86.8°W
Aug 9, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph27.4°N, 87.5°W
Aug 10, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph27.4°N, 88.0°W
Aug 10, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph27.4°N, 88.5°W
Aug 10, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph27.5°N, 89.0°W
Aug 10, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph27.5°N, 89.5°W
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