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Unnamed hurricane of 1886 (AL011886)

Unnamed hurricane of 1886 (AL011886) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 98 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 9 of the cities we track; the strongest was Beaumont, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 94 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
9
LandfallsFirst June 14, 1886
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 1886 (AL011886)’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. June 14, 1886, Category 2 at 98 mph, about 34 miles from Beaumont, TX

Modeled winds at cities (9)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Beaumont, TX94 mph76 mph16 milesJun 14, 1886, 10:30 AM GMT-6
Lake Charles, LA90 mph73 mph14 milesJun 14, 1886, 1:30 PM GMT-6
League City, TX75 mph61 mph43 milesJun 14, 1886, 10:00 AM GMT-6
Pasadena, TX73 mph59 mph51 milesJun 14, 1886, 10:00 AM GMT-6
Pearland, TX67 mph54 mph56 milesJun 14, 1886, 10:00 AM GMT-6
Houston, TX63 mph51 mph68 milesJun 14, 1886, 10:00 AM GMT-6
Lafayette, LA57 mph47 mph46 milesJun 14, 1886, 7:45 PM GMT-6
Sugar Land, TX56 mph46 mph73 milesJun 14, 1886, 10:00 AM GMT-6
Conroe, TX54 mph44 mph92 milesJun 14, 1886, 10:45 AM GMT-6

Best track (12 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 13, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph23.2°N, 95.7°W
Jun 13, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.7°N, 95.9°W
Jun 13, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph26.0°N, 96.0°W
Jun 14, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph26.9°N, 95.8°W
Jun 14, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph27.9°N, 95.3°W
Jun 14, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph28.9°N, 94.7°W
Jun 14, 16:00 UTC (landfall)Category 2 hurricane98 mph29.6°N, 94.2°W
Jun 14, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph29.9°N, 94.0°W
Jun 15, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph30.6°N, 93.0°W
Jun 15, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph31.0°N, 91.8°W
Jun 15, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph31.2°N, 90.4°W
Jun 15, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph31.2°N, 89.0°W