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Unnamed hurricane of 1886 (AL101886)

Unnamed hurricane of 1886 (AL101886) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 121 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 Lake Charles, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 128 mph.

Peak strength121 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
9
LandfallsFirst October 12, 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 (AL101886)’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. October 12, 1886, Category 3 at 121 mph, about 33 miles from Lake Charles, LA

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
Lake Charles, LA128 mph104 mph24 milesOct 12, 1886, 4:00 PM GMT-6
Beaumont, TX106 mph86 mph33 milesOct 12, 1886, 4:00 PM GMT-6
Lafayette, LA70 mph57 mph92 milesOct 12, 1886, 4:00 PM GMT-6
League City, TX60 mph49 mph99 milesOct 12, 1886, 4:00 PM GMT-6
Pasadena, TX59 mph48 mph98 milesOct 12, 1886, 4:00 PM GMT-6
Pearland, TX54 mph44 mph110 milesOct 12, 1886, 4:00 PM GMT-6
Houston, TX53 mph43 mph109 milesOct 12, 1886, 4:00 PM GMT-6
Shreveport, LA51 mph42 mph21 milesOct 13, 1886, 3:45 AM GMT-6
Conroe, TX49 mph40 mph111 milesOct 12, 1886, 4:00 PM GMT-6

Best track (25 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 8, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph19.9°N, 82.5°W
Oct 8, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph20.3°N, 83.0°W
Oct 8, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph20.8°N, 83.3°W
Oct 8, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph21.2°N, 83.7°W
Oct 9, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph21.7°N, 84.1°W
Oct 9, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph22.2°N, 84.4°W
Oct 9, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph22.7°N, 84.8°W
Oct 9, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph23.3°N, 85.1°W
Oct 10, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph23.9°N, 85.4°W
Oct 10, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph24.6°N, 85.7°W
Oct 10, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph25.2°N, 86.0°W
Oct 10, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph25.7°N, 86.4°W
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