The 1860 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 7 systems

Atlantic storms
7
6 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
62
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
127 mph
Unnamed hurricane #1
Landfalling
3
Atlantic storms

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 1860 season went

The 1860 Atlantic season produced 7 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 62. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #1 at 127 mph. 3 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

AUGSEPOCTUnnamed hurricane #1 — August 8–16, 1860Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #2 — August 24–26, 1860Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #4 — September 11–16, 1860Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #3 — September 11–11, 1860Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 1Unnamed storm #5 — September 18–21, 1860Unnamed storm #5 TSUnnamed hurricane #6 — September 30 – October 3, 1860Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #7 — October 20–24, 1860Unnamed hurricane #7 Cat 2

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 1860

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Aug 8 – Aug 16Cat 3 127 mph—yes15.5
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 24 – Aug 26Cat 2 104 mph——6.9
Unnamed hurricane #4Sep 11 – Sep 16Cat 2 104 mph—yes16.3
Unnamed hurricane #3Sep 11 – Sep 11Cat 1 81 mph——0.5
Unnamed storm #5Sep 18 – Sep 21TS 69 mph——4.7
Unnamed hurricane #6Sep 30 – Oct 3Cat 2 104 mph—yes7.5
Unnamed hurricane #7Oct 20 – Oct 24Cat 2 104 mph——10.7
← Previous season1859Next season →1861

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