Storm history › Atlantic › 1886 season
Unnamed hurricane 9, 1886 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1886 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 16, 1886 to September 24, 1886, about 9 days, and covered 2,471 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 18 miles from Heroica Matamoros, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,471 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Heroica Matamoros, Mexico | 18 mi (29 km) |
| Austin, United States | 48 mi (77 km) |
| Cancún, Mexico | 53 mi (86 km) |
| Reynosa, Mexico | 61 mi (98 km) |
| Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | 68 mi (109 km) |
| San Antonio, United States | 73 mi (118 km) |
| Mérida, Mexico | 91 mi (147 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 515th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Ernesto (2024), Hurricane Nigel (2023), Hurricane Arthur (2014) and 26 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1886 Atlantic season's ACE.