Unnamed (1939)

Cat 1 AL021939 · Atlantic
Peak winds
65 kt
75 mph
Min pressure
985 mb
ACE
5.80
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
2
50 observations

What happened during Unnamed?

Unnamed was a Cat 1 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from August 7 to August 19, 1939 (13 days). It reached peak winds of 74 mph (65 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 985 mb. The storm made 2 landfalls during its lifetime.


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Storm overview
First obs
1939-08-07
Last obs
1939-08-19
Storm number
2
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
50

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1939-08-07 18:00 TD 19.30 -63.90 30
1939-08-08 00:00 TD 19.50 -64.60 30
1939-08-08 06:00 TD 19.90 -65.30 30
1939-08-08 12:00 TD 20.20 -66.00 30
1939-08-08 18:00 TD 20.70 -66.90 30
1939-08-09 00:00 TS 21.50 -68.00 35
1939-08-09 06:00 TS 22.20 -69.20 35
1939-08-09 12:00 TS 22.80 -70.30 40
1939-08-09 18:00 TS 23.30 -71.30 40
1939-08-10 00:00 TS 23.70 -72.30 45
1939-08-10 06:00 TS 24.00 -73.30 45
1939-08-10 12:00 TS 24.30 -74.30 50
1939-08-10 18:00 TS 24.70 -75.30 55
1939-08-11 00:00 TS 25.20 -76.30 55
1939-08-11 06:00 TS 25.70 -77.30 60
1939-08-11 12:00 HU 26.20 -78.30 65
1939-08-11 18:00 HU 26.70 -79.30 65
1939-08-11 23:00 HU 27.20 -80.20 65 Landfall
1939-08-12 00:00 HU 27.30 -80.40 65
1939-08-12 06:00 TS 27.90 -81.90 50
1939-08-12 12:00 TS 28.60 -83.40 55
1939-08-12 18:00 HU 29.20 -84.60 65
1939-08-13 00:00 HU 29.80 -85.60 65
1939-08-13 06:00 HU 30.40 -86.40 65 985 Landfall
1939-08-13 12:00 TS 31.00 -87.10 50
1939-08-13 18:00 TS 31.40 -87.50 40
1939-08-14 00:00 TS 31.60 -87.80 35
1939-08-14 06:00 TD 31.80 -88.00 30
1939-08-14 12:00 TD 32.00 -88.00 30
1939-08-14 18:00 TD 32.30 -88.00 30
1939-08-15 00:00 TD 32.60 -87.90 30
1939-08-15 06:00 TD 32.80 -87.80 30
1939-08-15 12:00 TD 33.00 -87.80 30
1939-08-15 18:00 TD 33.10 -87.70 30
1939-08-16 00:00 TD 33.10 -87.60 30
1939-08-16 06:00 TD 33.10 -87.40 30
1939-08-16 12:00 TD 33.10 -87.20 30
1939-08-16 18:00 TD 33.10 -87.10 30
1939-08-17 00:00 TD 33.10 -87.00 30
1939-08-17 06:00 TD 33.10 -87.00 30
1939-08-17 12:00 TD 33.30 -86.90 25
1939-08-17 18:00 TD 34.00 -86.80 25
1939-08-18 00:00 TD 35.00 -86.70 25
1939-08-18 06:00 TD 36.00 -86.50 25
1939-08-18 12:00 TD 37.00 -86.00 25
1939-08-18 18:00 TD 37.70 -85.00 25
1939-08-19 00:00 TD 38.20 -83.00 30
1939-08-19 06:00 TD 38.60 -80.50 30
1939-08-19 12:00 TD 39.00 -77.40 30
1939-08-19 18:00 TD 39.20 -74.00 30

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.