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The 1886 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 , 1886 , and lasted until November 30 , 1886 . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most Tropical Cyclone s form in the Atlantic Basin . STORMS The 1886 Atlantic Hurricane Season began with 3 U.S. landfalling hurricanes in June. Of the four years that have had three June tropical storms ( 1968 , 1936 , 1909 and this), this was the only season to have three June hurricanes. The first hurricane made landfall near the Texas / Louisiana border, and the other two hit the Florida Panhandle . The 4th storm of the year developed in the western Caribbean on July 12 . It moved northward, reaching hurricane strength before hitting Florida on the 18th. It reached a peak of 85 mph over the Western Atlantic while moving out to sea, and became extratropical on July 22 . The Indianola Hurricane Of 1886 caused catastrophic damage in what was then the largest and most economically important port city in the state of Texas during late August, and also caused at least 25 deaths. While the hurricane made landfall as a Category 4 Hurricane, it is possible it was a category five hurricane, having made landfall with winds of 155 mph. The 6th storm of the season, which formed on August 15 , moved through the Lesser Antilles as a hurricane, and passed through the Caribbean Sea. It hit Jamaica with winds of 110 mph, and later made landfall on Cuba as a major hurricane. It moved northeastward, and dissipated south of Newfoundland on the 27th. The 7th storm was a major hurricane that, after weakening, moved through the Canadian maratimes. The 8th storm of the season took a west track through Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico. It turned northward in the western gulf, and hit near Brownsville, Texas as a 100 mph hurricane on September 23 . The 9th storm existed for 8 days in late September over the open waters of the Central Atlantic. A tropical storm was observed in the northwest Caribbean Sea on October 8 . It moved to the northwest, reaching major hurricane strength in the Gulf Of Mexico on the 11th. Late on the 12th, the hurricane made landfall near the border between Louisiana and Texas . It caused 175-200 deaths due to the heavy rainfall and storm surge, with $250,000 in damage occurring. The final 2 storms took a northeast track in middle to late October, with the latter crossing Haiti before moving out to sea. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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