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| First storm formed | June 13, 1886 (Hurricane 1) |
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| Last storm dissipated | October 26, 1886 (Tropical Storm 12) |
| Strongest storm | Indianola – 925 mbar (hPa) (27.33 inHg), 150 mph (240 km/h) |
| Total storms | 12 |
| Hurricanes | 10 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 4 |
| Total fatalities | 200-225 |
| Total damage | ~ $2.25 million (1886 USD) |
| Atlantic hurricane seasons 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888 |
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The 1886 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1886.
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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.
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| Duration | June 13 – June 15 | ||
| Intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min), ≤997 mbar (hPa) | ||
Max winds of 100 mph (160 km/h), minimum pressure of 997 mbar. The hurricane made landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border.
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| Duration | June 17 – June 24 | ||
| Intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min), Unknown | ||
Max winds of 100 mph (160 km/h), made landfall in the Florida Panhandle.
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| Duration | June 27 – July 2 | ||
| Intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min), Unknown | ||
Max winds of 100 mph (160 km/h), also made landfall in the Florida Panhandle
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| Duration | July 14 – July 24 | ||
| Intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min), ≤990 mbar (hPa) | ||
The 4th storm of the year developed in the western Caribbean on July 14. It moved northward, reaching hurricane strength before hitting Florida on the 18th. It reached a peak of 85 mph (137 km/h) over the Western Atlantic while moving out to sea, and became extratropical on July 22.
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| Duration | August 12 – August 21 | ||
| Intensity | 150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min), 925 mbar (hPa) | ||
The 5th storm of the season passed south of Key West and into the Gulf of Mexico on August 18 heading northwest toward the Texas coast. The hurricane caused catastrophic damage in Indianola, Texas on August 20, and also caused at least 25 deaths. While the hurricane made landfall as a strong Category 4 hurricane, it is possible it was a Category 5 hurricane over water, having made landfall with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h).
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| Duration | August 15 – August 27 | ||
| Intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min), Unknown | ||
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 (180 km/h), and later made landfall on Cuba as a major hurricane. It moved northeastward, and dissipated south of Newfoundland on the 27th.
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| Duration | August 20 – August 25 | ||
| Intensity | 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min), Unknown | ||
The 7th storm was a major hurricane that, after weakening, moved through the Canadian maritimes.
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| Duration | September 16 – September 24 | ||
| Intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min), Unknown | ||
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 made landfall in Texas between Brownsville and Corpus Christi as a 100 mph (160 km/h) hurricane on September 23.
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| Duration | September 22 – September 30 | ||
| Intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min), Unknown | ||
The 9th storm existed for 8 days in late September over the open waters of the Central Atlantic.
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| Duration | October 8 – October 13 | ||
| Intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min), Unknown | ||
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.
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| Duration | October 10 – October 15 | ||
| Intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min), Unknown | ||
The 11th storm of the 1886 season was the weakest storm of the year, peaking at only 50 mph (80 km/h).[1]
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| Duration | October 21 – October 26 | ||
| Intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min), Unknown | ||
The 12th and final storm crossed Haiti before moving out to sea. Peak winds of 70 mph (110 km/h).[1]
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