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1853 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1853 Atlantic season had 8 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 4 of them hurricanes and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from August 5, 1853 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Unnamed hurricane 6, 1853 Atlantic, at 150 mph (240 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 76.5.

Storms
8
Hurricanes
4
Major
2
Category 5
0
ACE
76.5
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed tropical storm 1, 1853 AtlanticAug 5 – Aug 560 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 2, 1853 AtlanticAug 10 – Aug 1045 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed storm 3, 1853 AtlanticAug 15 – Aug 22——Storm—
Unnamed storm 4, 1853 AtlanticAug 25 – Aug 27——Storm—
Unnamed storm 5, 1853 AtlanticAug 26 – Sep 3——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 6, 1853 AtlanticAug 30 – Sep 10150 mph924 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Unnamed storm 7, 1853 AtlanticSep 2 – Sep 5——Storm—
Unnamed storm 8, 1853 AtlanticSep 7 – Sep 11——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 9, 1853 AtlanticSep 8 – Sep 10115 mph—Category 3 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical storm 10, 1853 AtlanticSep 21 – Sep 2160 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed storm 11, 1853 AtlanticSep 24 – Sep 29——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 12, 1853 AtlanticSep 26 – Oct 180 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical storm 13, 1853 AtlanticSep 28 – Sep 2860 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed hurricane 14, 1853 AtlanticOct 19 – Oct 22105 mph—Category 2 hurricane—
Unnamed storm 15, 1853 AtlanticNov 13 – Nov 28——Storm—