Storm history › Atlantic › 1886 season
Unnamed hurricane 7, 1886 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1886 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 20, 1886 to August 25, 1886, about 5 days, and covered 3,318 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 73 miles from Halifax, Canada.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 3,318 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Halifax, Canada | 73 mi (117 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 282nd highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Bonnie (2022), Hurricane Epsilon (2020), Hurricane Zeta (2020) and 34 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1886 Atlantic season's ACE.