1886 Atlantic hurricane season
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| First storm formed: | June 13, 1886 |
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| Last storm dissipated: | October 26, 1886 |
| Strongest storm: | Indianola Hurricane - 135 knots (155 mph) |
| Total storms: | 12 |
| Major storms (Cat. 3+): | 4 |
| Total damage: | $2.25 million (1886 USD) |
| Total fatalities: | 200-225 |
| Atlantic hurricane seasons 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888 |
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The 1886 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1886, and lasted until November 30, 1886. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
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[edit] Storms
The 1886 Atlantic hurricane season began with 3 U.S. landfalling hurricanes in June. Of the four years that have had three June tropical storms (1968, 1936, 1909 and this), this was the only season to have three June hurricanes.
[edit] Hurricane One
Max winds of 100 mph, minimum pressure of 997 mbar. The hurricane made landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border.
[edit] Hurricane Two
Max winds of 100 mph, made landfall in the Florida Panhandle.
[edit] Hurricane Three
Max winds of 100 mph, also made landfall in the Florida Panhandle
[edit] Hurricane Four
The 4th storm of the year developed in the western Caribbean on July 12. It moved northward, reaching hurricane strength before hitting Florida on the 18th. It reached a peak of 85 mph over the Western Atlantic while moving out to sea, and became extratropical on July 22.
[edit] Hurricane Five
- Main article: Indianola Hurricane of 1886
The 5th storm caused catastrophic damage in what was then the largest and most economically important port city in the state of Texas during late August, and also caused at least 25 deaths. While the hurricane made landfall as a Category 4 Hurricane, it is possible it was a category five hurricane, having made landfall with winds of 155 mph.
[edit] Hurricane Six
The 6th storm of the season, which formed on August 15, moved through the Lesser Antilles as a hurricane, and passed through the Caribbean Sea. It hit Jamaica with winds of 110 mph, and later made landfall on Cuba as a major hurricane. It moved northeastward, and dissipated south of Newfoundland on the 27th.
[edit] Hurricane Seven
The 7th storm was a major hurricane that, after weakening, moved through the Canadian maritimes.
[edit] Hurricane Eight
The 8th storm of the season took a west track through Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico. It turned northward in the western gulf, and hit near Brownsville, Texas as a 100 mph hurricane on September 23.
[edit] Hurricane Nine
The 9th storm existed for 8 days in late September over the open waters of the Central Atlantic.
[edit] Hurricane Ten
A tropical storm was observed in the northwest Caribbean Sea on October 8. It moved to the northwest, reaching major hurricane strength in the Gulf of Mexico on the 11th. Late on the 12th, the hurricane made landfall near the border between Louisiana and Texas. It caused 175-200 deaths due to the heavy rainfall and storm surge, with $250,000 in damage occurring.
[edit] Tropical Storm Eleven
The 11th storm of the 1886 season was the weakest storm of the year, peaking at only 50 mph.[1]
[edit] Tropical Storm Twelve
The 12th and final storm crossed Haiti before moving out to sea. Peak winds of 70 mph (110 km/h).[1]
