1864 Atlantic hurricane season

Timeline

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Systems

Hurricane One

|1-min winds=70 This storm was first observed by the brig Hattie Eaton on July 16, while located a few hundred miles offshore the Carolinas. The Hattie Eaton reported sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) – equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane on the modern day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. Early on July 18, the hurricane weakened to a tropical storm. Several hours later, the storm was last noted by ship Energy, while located about 435 mi east of Cape Race, Newfoundland.

Tropical Storm Two

|1-min winds=60 This storm is known from a single ship report. On July 25, the bark Daniel bound for New York from Matamoros, Tamaulipas encountered a tropical storm off the Alacran reef, north of the Yucatan Peninsula. The vessel spent several hours in the cyclone and was also struck by lightning. Climate researcher Michael Chenoweth proposed the removal of this storm from HURDAT, noting "Insufficient supporting evidence from other neighboring data sources" and considering the possibility that the severe weather was a localized event.

Hurricane Three

|1-min winds=70 A hurricane was first observed well east of the Lesser Antilles on August 26. The storm moved westward and brought severe weather to Martinique, including hurricane-force winds. Throughout its trek across the Caribbean Sea, the system maintained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). Late on August 31, the hurricane made landfall in Belize District of Belize. Off the coast, several ships were damaged or sunk. The brig Antonio, the Hannah, and the bark Berkshire were among the ships that capsized. On land, tides up to 5 ft above normal caused coastal flooding in Belize. This storm has been paleotempestologically traced in sediment near Gales Point. The system steadily weakened over land.

Tropical Storm Four

|1-min winds=50 Based on reports from several ships, a tropical storm is known to have existed off the East Coast of the United States between September 5 and September 8. A number of ships approaching New York on September 5 reported an easterly gale. Vessels off Hatteras and Barnegat endured the storm through September 8. Chenoweth proposed the exclusion of this storm from HURDAT, attributing the gale conditions to a cold front and then a high-pressure area moving offshore the East Coast of the United States.

Hurricane Five

|1-min winds=70 The final tropical cyclone of the season was observed by the Santa Martha early on October 22, while located about 355 mi (570 km) east-northeast of the Abaco Islands. Based on reports from several ships, it quickly moved northward and intensified into a Category 1 hurricane by midday on October 23. Around that time, the hurricane peaked with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). The storm moved rapidly east-northeastward and was last noted about 180 mi south-southwest of Sable Island late on October 24. Chenoweth considers this storm to have been an extratropical low that underwent a secondary extratropical cyclogenesis on October 24 just offshore South Carolina.

References

References

1. (2013). "Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 – 2012". [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]].
2. Christopher W. Landsea. (2004). "Hurricanes and Typhoons: Past, Present and Future". Columbia University Press.
3. Chenoweth, Michael. (December 2014). "A New Compilation of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1851–98". [[American Meteorological Society]].
4. T. A.McCloskey and G. Keller. (2009). "5000 year sedimentary record of hurricane strikes on the central coast of Belize". Quaternary International.