The 1856 hurricane season
Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 6 systems
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.
01 · Summary
How the 1856 season went
The 1856 Atlantic season produced 6 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 49. The strongest was 1856 Last Island Hurricane at 150 mph / 934 mb. 3 storms made landfall.
02 · Timeline
Storm by storm, month by month
Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.
03 · Atlantic
Atlantic storms of 1856
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Pressure | Landfall | ACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1856 Last Island Hurricane | Aug 9 – Aug 12 | Cat 4 150 mph | 934 mb | Louisiana | 11.8 |
| Unnamed hurricane #2 | Aug 13 – Aug 14 | Cat 1 81 mph | — | — | 3.9 |
| Unnamed storm #3 | Aug 19 – Aug 21 | TS 58 mph | — | yes | 2.8 |
| Unnamed storm #4 | Aug 21 – Aug 21 | TS 58 mph | — | — | 0.3 |
| Unnamed hurricane #5 | Aug 25 – Sep 3 | Cat 3 115 mph | 969 mb | yes | 22.7 |
| Unnamed hurricane #6 | Sep 18 – Sep 22 | Cat 1 81 mph | — | — | 7.5 |
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