atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season featured tropical cyclones landfall system hurricane observed gulf_of_mexico august final storm hurricane observed september dates fall period tropical cyclone activity atlantic tropical cyclones season existed simultaneously cyclones single known point track data operationally tropical cyclone believed existed wilmington north_carolina area september official atlantic hurricane database system tropical cyclone existed mid august later added tropical cyclones reached hurricane status including major hurricanes category higher modern day saffir simpson hurricane wind scale absence modern satellite remote sensing technologies storms affected populated land areas encountered ships sea currently known actual total higher bias zero cyclones year estimated strongest cyclone season hurricane peaked category strength mph winds known island hurricane brought devastation southern louisiana people killed storm surge submerged island making deadliest hurricanes louisiana history hurricane brought heavy rains barbados causing considerable damage tropical storms minor impact cuba respectively additionally hurricane caused deaths bahamas minor impact cuba united_states season activity reflected low accumulated cyclone energy ace rating storms hurricane august minimal hurricane observed near dry storm moved northwestward strengthened category hurricane hours later hurricane reached category strengthened late august continued category hurricane following day utc august hurricane attained peak intensity maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg simultaneously storm landfall island louisiana rapidly weakened inland fell tropical storm intensity august system drifted northeastward dissipating mississippi early august offshore people drowned sunk rough seas produced hurricane storm surge feet island louisiana island completely submerged virtually structure destroyed including hotels crops ruined additionally island split inland heavy rainfall caused destroying crops house storm produced inches precipitation new_orleans parish rice fields feet water orange trees lost fruit storm resulted fatalities making deadliest tropical cyclones history louisiana hurricane hurricane winds mph initially observed miles northwest coast venezuela august cyclone tracked westward crossed entering eastern caribbean heavy rain reported barbados system noted near venezuela august tropical storm tropical storm season developed august miles southeast north_carolina utc day landfall near winds mph storm traveled north emerged chesapeake_bay near norfolk virginia storm continued travelling northward offshore east coast finally dissipating rhode_island august heavy rains strong winds reported connecticut massachusetts new_york washington system known charter oak storm famed charter oak connecticut tropical storm limited number sources indicate tropical storm briefly active vicinity havana cuba august hurricane hurricane formed north hispaniola august moved westward passing striking north coast cuba category hurricane august cyclone weakened category strength crossed island close regained category category strength moved north gulf_of_mexico cyclone landfall near florida august category hurricane quickly weakened tropical storm moving northward georgia south_carolina storm entered atlantic state virginia day dissipated september hurricane destroyed thirty houses people died vessels run ashore cuban coast florida high tides reported coast tossed ashore joseph bay completely destroyed streets inundated water inland strong winds heavy winds brought damage inland especially considered georgia flooding damaged numerous bridges corn cotton crop fields streets columbus blocked falling trees norfolk virginia september church blown storm hurricane sixth tropical storm observed brig september experienced heavy gale located miles east southeast bermuda initial winds mph storm slowly strengthened moving north northwestward utc september reached hurricane status peaked winds mph storm remained intensity hours late september system curved westward weakened tropical storm seen pride sea september located miles south newfoundland
1856 Atlantic hurricane season