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The 1886 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1886.
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. Hurricane One Max winds of , minimum pressure of 997 mbar. The hurricane made landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border. Hurricane Two Max winds of , made landfall in the Florida Panhandle. Hurricane Three Max winds of , also made landfall in the Florida Panhandle Hurricane Four The 4th storm of the year developed in the western Caribbean on July 14. It moved northward, reaching hurricane strength before hitting Florida on the 18th. It reached a peak of over the Western Atlantic while moving out to sea, and became extratropical on July 22. Hurricane Five The 5th storm of the season passed south of Key West and into the Gulf of Mexico on August 18 heading northwest toward the Texas coast. The hurricane caused catastrophic damage in Indianola, Texas on August 20, and also caused at least 25 deaths. While the hurricane made landfall as a strong Category 4 hurricane, it is possible it was a Category 5 hurricane over water, having made landfall with winds of . 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 , and later made landfall on Cuba as a major hurricane. It moved northeastward, and dissipated south of Newfoundland on the 27th. Hurricane Seven The 7th storm was a major hurricane that, after weakening, moved through the Canadian maritimes. 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 made landfall in Texas between Brownsville and Corpus Christi as a hurricane on September 23. Hurricane Nine The 9th storm existed for 8 days in late September over the open waters of the Central Atlantic. 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. Corpses of population of Johnson Bayou, Louisiana discovered carried into the woodlands by the storm surge Tropical Storm Eleven The 11th storm of the 1886 season was the weakest storm of the year, peaking at only .[1] Tropical Storm Twelve The 12th and final storm crossed Haiti before moving out to sea. Peak winds of 70 mph (110 km/h).[1] See also References External links de:Atlantische Hurrikansaison 1886
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