1862 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1862 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | June 15, 1862 |
| Last system dissipated | November 25, 1862 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Two and Three |
| • Maximum winds | 105 mph (165 km/h) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total storms | 6 |
| Hurricanes | 3 |
| Total fatalities | 3 |
| Total damage | Unknown |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 15 – June 17 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 18 – August 21 |
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| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 12 – September 20 |
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| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 6 – October 6 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 14 – October 16 |
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| Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | November 22 – November 25 |
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| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) |
The 1862 Atlantic hurricane season featured six tropical cyclones, with only one making landfall. The season had three tropical storms and three hurricanes, none of which became major hurricanes. However, in the absence of modern satellite and other remote-sensing technologies, only storms that affected populated land areas or encountered ships at sea were recorded, so the actual total could be higher. An undercount bias of zero to six tropical cyclones per year between 1851 and 1885 has been estimated. Jose Fernandez-Partagas and Henry Diaz initially documented five tropical cyclones in a 1995 report on this season. A sixth system was added by Michael Chenoweth in 2003 from records taken in Colón, Panama.
The first tropical cyclone was observed as a tropical storm offshore the East Coast of the United States from June 15 to June 17. The second and third systems were active in mid-August and mid-September, respectively, and both attained Category 2 intensity at their peaks on the modern-day Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale and neither made landfall. A fourth tropical cyclone caused flooding in Saint Lucia and brought heavy rain to parts of Barbados on October 5, but its track prior to that date is unknown. The fifth hurricane was known to be active for a few days in October off the East Coast of the United States. Finally, a sixth system was centered near Panama – between November 22 and November 25.
Based on reports from four ships, a tropical storm is known to have existed for two days in mid-June off the East Coast of the United States. It formed approximately 340 miles (550 km) east of Savannah, Georgia on June 15 and moved slowly north before dissipating two days later, while located about 250 miles (400 km) east of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
A Category 2 hurricane on the modern-day Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale was first seen on August 18, while located approximately 620 miles (1,000 km) east of Florida. Over the next three days, it tracked north and moved parallel to the East Coast of the United States. The system dissipated roughly 310 miles (500 km) south of Newfoundland on August 21.
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