Storm history › Atlantic › 1861 season
Unnamed hurricane 6, 1861 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1861 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 25, 1861 to August 30, 1861, about 6 days, and covered 1,869 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,869 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 16.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 399th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Francine (2024), Hurricane Isaac (2024), Hurricane Leslie (2024) and 33 more.
- Energy: 34% of the 1861 Atlantic season's ACE.