Storm history › Atlantic › 1866 season
Unnamed hurricane 3, 1866 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1866 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 13, 1866 to August 18, 1866, about 5 days, and covered 2,535 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 7 miles from Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 2,535 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Xalapa de Enríquez, Mexico | 50 mi (81 km) |
| Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico | 64 mi (103 km) |
| Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico | 66 mi (106 km) |
| Veracruz, Mexico | 68 mi (109 km) |
| Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico | 70 mi (113 km) |
| Tlalnepantla, Mexico | 71 mi (114 km) |
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: 17% of the 1866 Atlantic season's ACE.