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Unnamed hurricane of 1886 (AL021886)

Unnamed hurricane of 1886 (AL021886) 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 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was Tallahassee, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 92 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst June 21, 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 (AL021886)’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 21, 1886, Category 2 at 98 mph, about 29 miles from Tallahassee, FL

Modeled winds at cities (4)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Tallahassee, FL92 mph74 mph17 milesJun 21, 1886, 6:00 AM GMT-5
Gainesville, FL57 mph47 mph101 milesJun 21, 1886, 5:00 AM GMT-5
Tampa, FL54 mph44 mph103 milesJun 20, 1886, 9:15 PM GMT-5
Ocala, FL51 mph41 mph116 milesJun 21, 1886, 3:00 AM GMT-5

Best track (33 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 17, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph19.1°N, 84.8°W
Jun 17, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph19.6°N, 85.1°W
Jun 17, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph20.0°N, 85.3°W
Jun 17, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph20.4°N, 85.4°W
Jun 18, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph20.7°N, 85.6°W
Jun 18, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph21.1°N, 85.6°W
Jun 18, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph21.7°N, 85.7°W
Jun 18, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph22.1°N, 85.7°W
Jun 19, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph22.5°N, 85.7°W
Jun 19, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph22.9°N, 85.6°W
Jun 19, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph23.3°N, 85.3°W
Jun 19, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph23.8°N, 85.1°W
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