The 1886 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 12 systems

Atlantic storms
12
10 hurricanes · 4 major
Atlantic ACE
166
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
150 mph
1886 Indianola Hurricane
Landfalling
6
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 1886 season went

The 1886 Atlantic season produced 12 tropical storms, 10 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 166. The strongest was 1886 Indianola Hurricane at 150 mph / 925 mb. 6 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JUNJULAUGSEPOCTUnnamed hurricane #1 — June 13–15, 1886Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #2 — June 17–24, 1886Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #3 — June 27 – July 2, 1886Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #4 — July 14–24, 1886Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 11886 Indianola Hurricane — August 12–21, 18861886 Indianola Hurricane Cat 4Unnamed hurricane #6 — August 15–27, 1886Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #7 — August 20–25, 1886Unnamed hurricane #7 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #8 — September 16–24, 1886Unnamed hurricane #8 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #9 — September 22–30, 1886Unnamed hurricane #9 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #10 — October 8–13, 1886Unnamed hurricane #10 Cat 3Unnamed storm #11 — October 10–15, 1886Unnamed storm #11 TSUnnamed storm #12 — October 21–26, 1886Unnamed storm #12 TS

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 1886

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Jun 13 – Jun 15Cat 2 98 mph—yes3.2
Unnamed hurricane #2Jun 17 – Jun 24Cat 2 98 mph—yes10.1
Unnamed hurricane #3Jun 27 – Jul 2Cat 2 98 mph—yes9.1
Unnamed hurricane #4Jul 14 – Jul 24Cat 1 86 mph990 mbyes13.6
1886 Indianola HurricaneAug 12 – Aug 21Cat 4 150 mph925 mbTexas23.1
Unnamed hurricane #6Aug 15 – Aug 27Cat 3 121 mph——37.1
Unnamed hurricane #7Aug 20 – Aug 25Cat 3 115 mph——10.8
Unnamed hurricane #8Sep 16 – Sep 24Cat 2 98 mph——14.6
Unnamed hurricane #9Sep 22 – Sep 30Cat 2 98 mph——21.8
Unnamed hurricane #10Oct 8 – Oct 13Cat 3 121 mph—yes14.2
Unnamed storm #11Oct 10 – Oct 15TS 52 mph——4.0
Unnamed storm #12Oct 21 – Oct 26TS 69 mph——4.7
← Previous season1885Next season →1887

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