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Unnamed hurricane of 1886 (AL041886)

Unnamed hurricane of 1886 (AL041886) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 86 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 990 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 8 of the cities we track; the strongest was Tampa, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 81 mph.

Peak strength86 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
8
LandfallsFirst July 19, 1886
1
Lowest pressure
990 mb

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 (AL041886)’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. July 19, 1886, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 42 miles from Ocala, FL

Modeled winds at cities (8)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Tampa, FL81 mph66 mph37 milesJul 18, 1886, 4:15 PM GMT-5
Ocala, FL75 mph61 mph11 milesJul 18, 1886, 8:45 PM GMT-5
Lakeland, FL64 mph52 mph64 milesJul 18, 1886, 5:30 PM GMT-5
Gainesville, FL62 mph50 mph19 milesJul 18, 1886, 10:00 PM GMT-5
North Port, FL57 mph47 mph73 milesJul 18, 1886, 11:15 AM GMT-5
Deltona, FL53 mph43 mph66 milesJul 18, 1886, 10:30 PM GMT-5
Orlando, FL53 mph43 mph80 milesJul 18, 1886, 8:15 PM GMT-5
Cape Coral, FL49 mph40 mph90 milesJul 18, 1886, 9:15 AM GMT-5

Best track (44 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jul 14, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph18.9°N, 82.9°W
Jul 14, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph19.2°N, 83.4°W
Jul 14, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph19.4°N, 83.8°W
Jul 15, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph19.6°N, 84.2°W
Jul 15, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph19.8°N, 84.6°W
Jul 15, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph20.0°N, 85.0°W
Jul 15, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph20.2°N, 85.3°W
Jul 16, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph20.4°N, 85.6°W
Jul 16, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph20.6°N, 85.8°W
Jul 16, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph20.7°N, 86.0°W
Jul 16, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph20.9°N, 85.9°W
Jul 17, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph21.1°N, 85.7°W
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