1861 season

Unnamed Hurricane, AL08 1861

Nov 1, 6:00 AM UTC – Nov 3, 6:00 PM UTC (2.5 days)

Peak
Hurricane, Category 1
Max sustained wind
80 mph (70 kt)
Lowest pressure
999 mb
Landfalls
4

Track

  • Hurricane
  • Tropical Storm
  • Tropical Depression
  • Other
  • Large white-ringed dots: landfall

Landfalls

  • Nov 1, 8:00 AM UTC · 26.0°N 81.8°W · Tropical Storm · 70 mph
  • Nov 2, 10:00 AM UTC · 34.7°N 76.6°W · Hurricane · 80 mph
  • Nov 3, 8:00 AM UTC · 41.0°N 72.3°W · Tropical Storm · 70 mph
  • Nov 3, 9:00 AM UTC · 41.2°N 72.0°W · Tropical Storm · 70 mph
Every track point (15)
UTCStatusPositionWind ktmbNote
1861-11-01 06:00TS25.5°N 82.1°W60—
1861-11-01 08:00TS26.0°N 81.8°W60—Landfall
1861-11-01 12:00TS27.2°N 81.1°W50—
1861-11-01 18:00TS29.2°N 80.1°W60—
1861-11-02 00:00HU31.2°N 78.6°W70—
1861-11-02 06:00HU33.2°N 77.3°W70—
1861-11-02 10:00HU34.7°N 76.6°W70—Landfall
1861-11-02 12:00HU35.2°N 76.3°W70—
1861-11-02 18:00TS37.0°N 75.0°W60—
1861-11-03 00:00TS38.7°N 73.8°W60—
1861-11-03 06:00TS40.3°N 72.8°W60—
1861-11-03 08:00TS41.0°N 72.3°W60—Landfall
1861-11-03 09:00TS41.2°N 72.0°W60—Landfall
1861-11-03 12:00TS42.0°N 71.5°W501000
1861-11-03 18:00TS44.0°N 70.0°W50999

From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.