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Unnamed hurricane of 1860 (AL041860)

Unnamed hurricane of 1860 (AL041860) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 104 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 6 of the cities we track; the strongest was Gulfport, MS, with a modeled peak gust of 109 mph.

Peak strength104 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
6
LandfallsFirst September 15, 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 (AL041860)’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. September 15, 1860, Category 2 at 104 mph, about 56 miles from New Orleans, LA

Modeled winds at cities (6)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Gulfport, MS109 mph88 mph11 milesSep 15, 1860, 5:54 AM GMT-5:50:36
Slidell, LA103 mph84 mph26 milesSep 15, 1860, 5:24 AM GMT-5:50:36
New Orleans, LA103 mph83 mph30 milesSep 15, 1860, 4:39 AM GMT-5:50:36
Mobile, AL72 mph59 mph58 milesSep 15, 1860, 9:54 AM GMT-5:50:36
Daphne, AL64 mph52 mph71 milesSep 15, 1860, 9:24 AM GMT-5:50:36
Baton Rouge, LA54 mph44 mph106 milesSep 15, 1860, 5:54 AM GMT-5:50:36

Best track (23 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 11, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph25.1°N, 83.8°W
Sep 11, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph25.2°N, 84.1°W
Sep 11, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph25.2°N, 84.5°W
Sep 11, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph25.2°N, 84.8°W
Sep 12, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph25.2°N, 85.2°W
Sep 12, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph25.3°N, 85.6°W
Sep 12, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph25.4°N, 86.0°W
Sep 12, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph25.5°N, 86.6°W
Sep 13, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph25.6°N, 87.1°W
Sep 13, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph25.7°N, 87.6°W
Sep 13, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph25.9°N, 88.1°W
Sep 13, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph26.2°N, 88.6°W
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