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1886 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1886 Atlantic season had 12 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 10 of them hurricanes and 4 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from June 13, 1886 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Unnamed hurricane 5, 1886 Atlantic, at 150 mph (240 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 166.2.

Storms
12
Hurricanes
10
Major
4
Category 5
0
ACE
166.2
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed hurricane 1, 1886 AtlanticJun 13 – Jun 15100 mph—Category 2 hurricane1
Unnamed hurricane 2, 1886 AtlanticJun 17 – Jun 24100 mph—Category 2 hurricane1
Unnamed hurricane 3, 1886 AtlanticJun 27 – Jul 2100 mph—Category 2 hurricane1
Unnamed hurricane 4, 1886 AtlanticJul 14 – Jul 2485 mph990 mbCategory 1 hurricane1
Unnamed hurricane 5, 1886 AtlanticAug 12 – Aug 21150 mph925 mbCategory 4 hurricane1
Unnamed hurricane 6, 1886 AtlanticAug 15 – Aug 27120 mph—Category 3 hurricane—
Unnamed hurricane 7, 1886 AtlanticAug 20 – Aug 25115 mph—Category 3 hurricane—
Unnamed storm 8, 1886 AtlanticSep 5 – Sep 11——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 9, 1886 AtlanticSep 16 – Sep 24100 mph—Category 2 hurricane—
Unnamed hurricane 10, 1886 AtlanticSep 22 – Sep 30100 mph—Category 2 hurricane—
Unnamed storm 11, 1886 AtlanticOct 6 – Oct 16——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 12, 1886 AtlanticOct 8 – Oct 13120 mph—Category 3 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical storm 13, 1886 AtlanticOct 10 – Oct 1550 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 14, 1886 AtlanticOct 21 – Oct 2670 mph—Tropical storm—