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The unnamed hurricane of 1886

Oct 8, 1886 to Oct 13, 1886Peak 121 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1886 passed within 50 miles of 53 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Cameron Parish, LA, as a Category 3 on October 12, 1886.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1886

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 3
121 mph, 105 kt
Counties within 50 miles
53
AR, LA, TX
Counties within 100 miles
115
AR, LA, MS, OK, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Cameron Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Oct 12, 1886
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
De Soto ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Red River ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Beauregard ParishLA0.0Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Union CountyAR0.0Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Sabine ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Webster ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Bossier ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Newton CountyTX0.0Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Cameron ParishLA0.0Category 3Oct 12, 1886
Claiborne ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Columbia CountyAR0.0Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Calcasieu ParishLA0.0Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Caddo ParishLA1.0Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Sabine CountyTX1.4Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Bienville ParishLA3.2Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Orange CountyTX5.5Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Vernon ParishLA7.0Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Natchitoches ParishLA7.5Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Jasper CountyTX10.9Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Shelby CountyTX11.4Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Ouachita CountyAR13.4Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Union ParishLA16.1Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Jefferson CountyTX17.6Category 2Oct 12, 1886
Lincoln ParishLA18.5Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Calhoun CountyAR19.5Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
San Augustine CountyTX20.5Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Nevada CountyAR21.5Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Lafayette CountyAR24.1Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Tyler CountyTX24.2Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Angelina CountyTX25.4Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Hardin CountyTX25.6Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Panola CountyTX26.9Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Allen ParishLA29.9Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Jefferson Davis ParishLA29.9Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Bradley CountyAR31.1Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Jackson ParishLA32.0Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Harrison CountyTX32.3Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Winn ParishLA34.1Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Grant ParishLA36.8Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Nacogdoches CountyTX38.0Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Hempstead CountyAR38.7Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Miller CountyAR39.8Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Rapides ParishLA39.9Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Clark CountyAR40.1Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Marion CountyTX41.0Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Dallas CountyAR42.2Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Ashley CountyAR44.2Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Ouachita ParishLA45.4Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Vermilion ParishLA47.1Category 3Oct 12, 1886
Cass CountyTX47.3Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Chambers CountyTX47.7Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Cleveland CountyAR48.0Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Morehouse ParishLA49.9Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Liberty CountyTX50.5Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Polk CountyTX51.0Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Rusk CountyTX51.1Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Drew CountyAR53.9Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Galveston CountyTX54.2Category 3Oct 12, 1886
Acadia ParishLA56.1Category 3Oct 12, 1886
Pike CountyAR59.1Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Evangeline ParishLA59.6Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Little River CountyAR60.3Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Bowie CountyTX60.3Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Caldwell ParishLA61.2Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Gregg CountyTX63.3Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Howard CountyAR65.7Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Hot Spring CountyAR66.5Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Grant CountyAR66.8Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Lincoln CountyAR67.1Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Trinity CountyTX67.7Category 1Oct 13, 1886
St. Landry ParishLA68.0Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Terrebonne ParishLA68.2Category 3Oct 12, 1886
San Jacinto CountyTX70.3Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Jefferson CountyAR70.9Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
LaSalle ParishLA71.0Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Sevier CountyAR71.9Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Cherokee CountyTX72.4Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Richland ParishLA73.0Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Upshur CountyTX74.2Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Iberia ParishLA74.8Category 3Oct 12, 1886
Houston CountyTX76.4Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Lafayette ParishLA76.6Category 3Oct 12, 1886
Lafourche ParishLA78.1Category 3Oct 12, 1886
Morris CountyTX78.2Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
West Carroll ParishLA80.4Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Harris CountyTX80.6Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Garland CountyAR82.2Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Camp CountyTX82.4Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Plaquemines ParishLA82.6Category 3Oct 11, 1886
Avoyelles ParishLA83.0Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Montgomery CountyAR84.0Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Chicot CountyAR84.4Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Smith CountyTX84.7Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Saline CountyAR84.8Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Franklin ParishLA86.6Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Desha CountyAR87.2Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
St. Mary ParishLA87.4Category 3Oct 12, 1886
Jefferson ParishLA88.3Category 3Oct 12, 1886
Montgomery CountyTX88.6Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Catahoula ParishLA88.8Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Titus CountyTX90.1Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
East Carroll ParishLA93.4Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
St. Martin ParishLA94.4Category 3Oct 12, 1886
McCurtain CountyOK94.7Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Madison ParishLA95.2Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Anderson CountyTX96.0Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Pulaski CountyAR96.9Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Washington CountyMS97.5Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Walker CountyTX97.6Category 1Oct 13, 1886
Red River CountyTX97.8Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Wood CountyTX98.3Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Arkansas CountyAR98.8Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Bolivar CountyMS99.3Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Polk CountyAR99.3Tropical stormOct 13, 1886
Issaquena CountyMS99.4Tropical stormOct 13, 1886

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.