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The unnamed hurricane of 1856

Aug 9, 1856 to Aug 12, 1856Peak 150 mph934 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1856 passed within 50 miles of 44 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Terrebonne Parish, LA, as a Category 4 on August 10, 1856.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1856

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 4
150 mph, 130 kt
Lowest pressure
934 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
44
LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
84
FL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Terrebonne Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Aug 10, 1856
Landfalls recorded
1
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Wilkinson CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
St. Martin ParishLA0.0Category 1Aug 11, 1856
Pointe Coupee ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 11, 1856
West Feliciana ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 11, 1856
St. Landry ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 11, 1856
Amite CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
St. Mary ParishLA0.0Category 4Aug 10, 1856
Iberia ParishLA0.0Category 2Aug 11, 1856
Terrebonne ParishLA0.0Category 4Aug 10, 1856
Franklin CountyMS2.6Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Lafayette ParishLA3.3Tropical stormAug 11, 1856
Concordia ParishLA6.1Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Iberville ParishLA7.8Tropical stormAug 11, 1856
Adams CountyMS8.6Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Vermilion ParishLA9.1Category 1Aug 11, 1856
Avoyelles ParishLA9.4Tropical stormAug 11, 1856
East Feliciana ParishLA10.1Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Acadia ParishLA14.5Tropical stormAug 11, 1856
West Baton Rouge ParishLA19.5Tropical stormAug 11, 1856
Assumption ParishLA19.9Category 4Aug 10, 1856
Lincoln CountyMS21.9Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Evangeline ParishLA22.7Tropical stormAug 11, 1856
St. Helena ParishLA22.7Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
East Baton Rouge ParishLA23.2Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Jefferson CountyMS23.3Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Lafourche ParishLA25.5Category 4Aug 10, 1856
Pike CountyMS26.9Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Catahoula ParishLA28.7Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Copiah CountyMS31.6Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Tangipahoa ParishLA32.9Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Rapides ParishLA33.5Tropical stormAug 11, 1856
Claiborne CountyMS34.6Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Tensas ParishLA34.8Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
LaSalle ParishLA38.1Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Ascension ParishLA38.2Category 3Aug 11, 1856
Livingston ParishLA38.8Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Jefferson ParishLA40.7Category 4Aug 10, 1856
Jefferson Davis ParishLA41.4Tropical stormAug 11, 1856
St. James ParishLA41.7Category 4Aug 10, 1856
Washington ParishLA43.8Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Walthall CountyMS43.8Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Allen ParishLA44.2Tropical stormAug 11, 1856
Lawrence CountyMS44.8Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Cameron ParishLA46.2Tropical stormAug 11, 1856
St. John the Baptist ParishLA51.5Category 4Aug 10, 1856
Franklin ParishLA52.6Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Grant ParishLA53.3Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Plaquemines ParishLA53.9Category 4Aug 10, 1856
Warren CountyMS53.9Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Hinds CountyMS54.3Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
St. Charles ParishLA55.9Category 4Aug 10, 1856
Marion CountyMS56.9Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Madison ParishLA57.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
St. Tammany ParishLA59.9Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Calcasieu ParishLA60.1Tropical stormAug 11, 1856
Simpson CountyMS60.4Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Jefferson Davis CountyMS61.7Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Vernon ParishLA63.8Tropical stormAug 11, 1856
Monroe CountyFL66.3Category 1Aug 9, 1856
Caldwell ParishLA66.9Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Beauregard ParishLA67.5Tropical stormAug 11, 1856
Rankin CountyMS68.8Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Orleans ParishLA75.9Category 4Aug 10, 1856
Winn ParishLA76.5Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Covington CountyMS76.5Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Issaquena CountyMS76.8Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Pearl River CountyMS77.6Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Richland ParishLA78.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Natchitoches ParishLA78.8Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Lamar CountyMS79.9Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
St. Bernard ParishLA80.9Category 4Aug 10, 1856
East Carroll ParishLA85.9Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Smith CountyMS86.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Yazoo CountyMS87.4Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Madison CountyMS88.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Ouachita ParishLA90.6Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Forrest CountyMS91.5Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
West Carroll ParishLA92.3Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Jackson ParishLA93.6Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Sharkey CountyMS94.2Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Jones CountyMS94.9Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Morehouse ParishLA97.3Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Hancock CountyMS97.3Tropical stormAug 12, 1856
Scott CountyMS98.1Tropical stormAug 12, 1856

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.