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1886 hurricanes and tropical storms

7 storms in 1886 brought tropical-storm-force winds (39 mph or more, modeled) to at least one of the cities we track.

StormPeakCities reachedStrongest modeled gusts
Unnamed hurricane of 1886 (AL011886)Category 2Cities reached 9Beaumont, TX 94 mph; Lake Charles, LA 90 mph; League City, TX 75 mph
Unnamed hurricane of 1886 (AL021886)Category 2Cities reached 4Tallahassee, FL 92 mph; Gainesville, FL 57 mph; Tampa, FL 54 mph
Unnamed hurricane of 1886 (AL031886)Category 2Cities reached 3Tallahassee, FL 78 mph; Savannah, GA 55 mph; Hilton Head Island, SC 50 mph
Unnamed hurricane of 1886 (AL041886)Category 1Cities reached 8Tampa, FL 81 mph; Ocala, FL 75 mph; Lakeland, FL 64 mph
1886 Indianola hurricaneCategory 4Cities reached 9Corpus Christi, TX 126 mph; New Braunfels, TX 93 mph; San Antonio, TX 88 mph
Unnamed hurricane of 1886 (AL081886)Category 2Cities reached 4Brownsville, TX 99 mph; Corpus Christi, TX 85 mph; Edinburg, TX 75 mph
Unnamed hurricane of 1886 (AL101886)Category 3Cities reached 9Lake Charles, LA 128 mph; Beaumont, TX 106 mph; Lafayette, LA 70 mph