1842 Spain hurricane

1842 Spain hurricane

Infobox Hurricane
Name=1842 Spain hurricane
Type=hurricane
Year=1842
Basin=Atl
Image location=


Formed=before Oct. 24, 1842
Dissipated=after Oct. 30, 1842
1-min winds=85
Pressure=965
Da

Inflated=
Fatalities=None reported
Areas=Madeira Islands, southern Portugal, southwestern Spain
Hurricane season=1842 Atlantic hurricane seasonThe 1842 Spain hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane and one of the rare tropical cyclones that made landfall on the Iberian peninsula. The storm was first detected southwest of Madeira on October 24, passed the island on October 26, moving northeast towards the Iberian Peninsula. It struck southern Spain on October 29, and moved inland as far as Madrid. It peaked at convert|965|mbar|inHg|abbr=on|lk=on as a category 2 hurricane near Madeira on October 26. The storm can be considered a historical precedent for Hurricane Vince of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.cite journal |last=Vaquero |first=J. M. |authorlink= |coauthors=García-Herrera, R.; Wheeler, D.; Chenoweth, M.; Mock, C. J. |year=2008 |month= |title=A Historical Analog of 2005 Hurricane Vince |journal=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society |volume=89 |issue=2 |pages=191–201 |doi=10.1175/BAMS-89-2-191 |url=http://ams.allenpress.com/archive/1520-0477/89/2/pdf/i1520-0477-89-2-191.pdf |accessdate=2008-08-04 |quote= ]

ee also

*1858 San Diego hurricane — one of the rare Pacific hurricanes to hit California

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