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Unnamed hurricane of 1860 (AL061860)

Unnamed hurricane of 1860 (AL061860) 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 5 of the cities we track; the strongest was Baton Rouge, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 92 mph.

Peak strength104 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
LandfallsFirst October 2, 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 (AL061860)’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. October 2, 1860, Category 2 at 104 mph, about 62 miles from Lafayette, LA

Modeled winds at cities (5)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Baton Rouge, LA92 mph75 mph1 milesOct 2, 1860, 1:24 PM GMT-5:50:36
Lafayette, LA80 mph65 mph46 milesOct 2, 1860, 11:54 AM GMT-5:50:36
New Orleans, LA67 mph54 mph77 milesOct 2, 1860, 1:39 PM GMT-5:50:36
Slidell, LA62 mph50 mph81 milesOct 2, 1860, 2:24 PM GMT-5:50:36
Jackson, MS57 mph46 mph16 milesOct 2, 1860, 10:24 PM GMT-5:50:36

Best track (17 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 30, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.4°N, 91.0°W
Sep 30, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.6°N, 91.1°W
Sep 30, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph23.0°N, 91.3°W
Sep 30, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph23.4°N, 91.5°W
Oct 1, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph23.7°N, 91.6°W
Oct 1, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph24.4°N, 91.9°W
Oct 1, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph25.1°N, 92.0°W
Oct 1, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph26.0°N, 92.1°W
Oct 2, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph26.8°N, 92.0°W
Oct 2, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph27.6°N, 91.9°W
Oct 2, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph28.5°N, 91.6°W
Oct 2, 17:00 UTC (landfall)Category 2 hurricane104 mph29.5°N, 91.4°W
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