Storm history › Atlantic › 1855 season
Unnamed hurricane 8, 1855 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1855 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 15, 1855 to September 17, 1855, about 2 days, and covered 450 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h).
It made landfall once, near Port Sulphur, United States.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- 1
- Duration
- 2 days
- Track length
- 450 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Landfalls
| # | Date (UTC) | Near | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 16, 1855 | Port Sulphur, United States | 125 mph (205 km/h) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 180th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Larry (2021), Hurricane Humberto (2019), Hurricane Danny (2015) and 15 more.
- Energy: 40% of the 1855 Atlantic season's ACE.