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Unnamed hurricane of 1886 (AL081886)

Unnamed hurricane of 1886 (AL081886) 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 Brownsville, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 99 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
Landfalls
0
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 (AL081886)’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

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
Brownsville, TX99 mph80 mph15 milesSep 22, 1886, 10:15 PM GMT-6
Corpus Christi, TX85 mph69 mph20 milesSep 23, 1886, 3:00 PM GMT-6
Edinburg, TX75 mph61 mph48 milesSep 23, 1886, 6:00 AM GMT-6
McAllen, TX70 mph57 mph56 milesSep 23, 1886, 4:45 AM GMT-6

Best track (36 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 16, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.0°N, 65.5°W
Sep 16, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.0°N, 66.6°W
Sep 16, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.0°N, 67.7°W
Sep 16, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.0°N, 68.9°W
Sep 17, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.0°N, 70.4°W
Sep 17, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.0°N, 71.7°W
Sep 17, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph21.0°N, 73.0°W
Sep 17, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph21.0°N, 74.7°W
Sep 18, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.0°N, 76.3°W
Sep 18, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.0°N, 77.5°W
Sep 18, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.0°N, 79.0°W
Sep 18, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.2°N, 80.5°W
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