1865 Atlantic hurricane season

none Atl 1865 1865 Atlantic hurricane season summary map new.png May 30, 1865 October 25, 1865 Four and Seven 90 969 1 7 7 3 0 326 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867 The 1865 Atlantic hurricane season was an Atlantic hurricane season in the year 1865. It included two landfalling hurricanes, with one that caused over 325 deaths. The first storm was reported on May 30 by ships in the western Caribbean. A month later, a storm hit southern Texas, and in late August, a storm paralleled the coastline of the Carolinas. The fourth storm of the season was also the longest-lasting, forming east of the Lesser Antilles before hitting Guadeloupe and eventually moving ashore in Louisiana. In both of its major landfalls, the storm left many houses destroyed. There was confusion whether or not the fifth storm of the season was separate from the fourth storm, as both systems struck Louisiana in September. Another hurricane occurred in late September, before the final storm of the season developed north of Panama. The final hurricane struck Cuba and Key West, Florida before dissipating north of Bermuda on October 25. At one time, one hurricane researcher identified a tropical storm over Cuba in late August, although there was no evidence the storm actually existed. There was also a report of a hurricane over Louisiana on October 22, although it is unknown if it was related to other storms in the season. There may have been additional unconfirmed tropical cyclones during the season. Meteorologist Christopher Landsea estimates up to six storms were missed from the official database, due to small tropical cyclone size, sparse ship reports, and relatively unpopulated coastlines.Chris Landsea Eos 88 2007-05-01 197–208 Counting Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Back to 1900 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2011-01-18 http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/landsea-eos-may012007.pdf 18 10.1029/2007EO180001 2007EOSTr..88..197L 128942012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110103171023/http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/landsea-eos-may012007.pdf 3 January 2011 live __TOC__ Timeline Systems Tropical Storm One Atl One 1865 path.png May 30 May 30 50 On May 30, a tropical storm in the western Caribbean Sea wrecked a ship named the "Golden Rule", which was sailing from New York to the east coast of Nicaragua. The ship first encountered the storm on May 29, reporting high winds and heavy rainfall. After the wreck, the crew sailed to a nearby island, where they were rescued by two United States ships after 10 days.José Fernández Partagás National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2003 Year 1865 2011-06-21 https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/Partagas/1865-1870/1865.pdf The winds were estimated at 60 mph km/h on, although the entire track of the storm is unknown, HURDAT has done its best to track it. Climate researcher Michael Chenoweth proposed the removal of this storm from HURDAT in a 2014 study, noting "Insufficient supporting evidence from other neighboring data sources".Chenoweth, Michael A New Compilation of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1851–98 Journal of Climate December 2014 27 12 https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/clim/27/23/jcli-d-13-00771.1.xml?tab_body=supplementary-materials 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00771.1 American Meteorological Society 2014JCli...27.8674C free April 29, 2024 subscription Tropical Storm Two Atl Two 1865 path.png June 30 June 30 50 The second known storm of the season was reported near Brownsville, Texas on June 30. Its existence is known based on a newspaper report in the New Orleans Times. The winds were estimated at 60 mph km/h on; however, it is a potentially unreliable estimate due to a lack of significant population providing observations.Hurricane Research Division 2011 Continental United States Tropical Storms: 1851–1930, 1983–2010 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2011-06-09 http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/uststorms1851-1930&1983-2010-may11.html The entire track of the storm is unknown. It is possible that a Tropical Depression reported by newspapers 1 day later was the same as this one, except at a lower intensity and wind speed. Chenoweth argues that severe weather reported due to this storm was a localized event, not a tropical cyclone. Tropical Storm Three Atl Three 1865 path.png August 20 August 24 60 A ship off the coast of Hatteras, North Carolina sustained damage from a storm on August 20. Further ship reports indicated the tropical storm maintained a general northeast track off the North Carolina coastline. On August 22 the storm made its closest approach to the state, and while remaining offshore it produced winds of around 45 mph km/h on along the coast. Around that time, the storm attained peak winds of 70 mph km/h on over the ocean. On August 23, high waves from the storm left one ship's cargo extremely damaged. It was last observed on August 24 to the southeast of Nantucket. Chenoweth proposed the removal of this storm, noting that evidence instead supports a cold front due to a break in heat wave. Hurricane Four Atl Four 1865 path.png September 6 September 14 90 969 The Sabine River-Lake Calcasieu Hurricane of 1865 Early American hurricanes 1492-1870, David Ludlum, pg 178 The fourth tropical cyclone of the season, also the longest-lasting, was first observed on September 6 to the east of the Lesser Antilles. A small cyclone, it tracked westward and struck Guadeloupe as a fully developed hurricane. Many residents in the small nearby island of Marie-Galante evacuated to Guadeloupe, but some died in the attempt. In Îles des Saintes, the hurricane destroyed all but two buildings. Damage was similarly heavy in Basse-Terre. The overall death toll was estimated at 300, including 36 on Marie-Galante. After moving through the Lesser Antilles, the hurricane moved through the Caribbean Sea, passing between Jamaica and Haiti and bypassing Cuba to the south. It curved northward in the Gulf of Mexico, moving ashore on September 13 near the border between Texas and Louisiana with an estimated atmospheric pressure of 969 mbar inHg.Hurricane Research Division 2011 Continental U.S. Hurricanes: 1851 to 1930, 1983 to 2010 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2011-06-04 http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/usland1851-1930&1983-2010-Mar2011.html Upon moving ashore, the hurricane produced high tides as far east as the mouth of the Mississippi River, in addition to as far inland as Calcasieu Lake, Louisiana. Three towns were destroyed, causing two of them to be abandoned. Across the state, there were 25 deaths, many of them in Leesburg.David Roth National Weather Service 2010-04-08 Louisiana Hurricane History 2011-06-22 https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/lahur.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110716035249/http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/lahur.pdf 16 July 2011 live In neighboring Texas, damage was greatest in Orange, where 196 homes were destroyed out of the 200 in the town. The hurricane capsized 19 boats in the Sabine River, causing multiple deaths.David Roth National Weather Service 2010-02-04 Texas Hurricane History 2011-06-22 https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/txhur.pdf The hurricane weakened over Louisiana and dissipated over Arkansas on September 14. It was also known as the "Sabine River-Lake Calcasieu Storm".Hurricane Research Division 2011 Documentation of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Changes in HURDAT National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2011-06-04 http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/metadata_master.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110604063810/http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/metadata_master.html 4 June 2011 live Tropical Storm Five Atl Five 1865 path.png September 7 September 7 60 A tropical storm struck the south-central Louisiana coast on September 7, while the previous system was located over the Caribbean. The storm wrecked a ship, and its winds were estimated around 70 mph km/h on. The track was incomplete, and there was a possibility that the storm was misreported as the previous hurricane. Chenoweth also argued for the removal of this storm from HURDAT, noting that evidence does not support a tropical system and that information obtained have may have been associated with the previous cyclone. Hurricane Six Atl Six 1865 path.png September 28 September 28 70 On September 28, a ship encountered a hurricane to the northeast of the Turks and Caicos islands. The winds in the hurricane extended far to the northwest, and high waves affected the southeast United States coast from Charleston, South Carolina to Cape Hatteras. The hurricane's track is unknown. Hurricane Seven Atl Seven 1865 path.png October 18 October 25 90 969 The final tropical cyclone of the season formed on October 18, just north of the coast of Panama. The storm brushed the country's coast with high waves for several days, causing $300,000 in damage (1865 USD). Moving north-northwestward, the storm intensified into a hurricane by October 21 over the western Caribbean. After turning more to the north, it struck Cuba, producing strong winds that destroyed the roof of the Belen College Observatory in Havana. In the city, the hurricane destroyed several boats and houses. A station on the island recorded a pressure of 975 mbar inHg on, suggesting winds of about 80 mph km/h on. After crossing the island, the hurricane intensified further over the Florida straits until striking Key West, Florida, where peak winds were estimated around 105 mph km/h on. Its pressure was estimated at 969 mbar inHg, and the hurricane either sunk or washed every boat ashore at the harbor in Key West. Rainfall totaled 4.10 in mm on over a three-day period. In nearby Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas, the hurricane destroyed one building and damaged several others, killing one person. It later moved across the Florida mainland, weakening slightly. It is possible that this hurricane crossed over from the Pacific, however Pacific records are not reliable from this time. About a dozen ships encountered the hurricane across the western Atlantic, before the storm was last observed on October 25 north of Bermuda. 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