Unnamed (1940)

Cat 2 AL021940 · Atlantic
Peak winds
85 kt
98 mph
Min pressure
972 mb
ACE
8.33
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
31 observations

What happened during Unnamed?

Unnamed was a Cat 2 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from August 3 to August 10, 1940 (8 days). It reached peak winds of 97 mph (85 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 972 mb. The storm made one landfall on August 7 at 29.7°N, 94.1°W.


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Storm overview
First obs
1940-08-03
Last obs
1940-08-10
Storm number
2
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
31

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1940-08-03 12:00 TD 28.50 -83.10 25
1940-08-03 18:00 TD 28.10 -83.90 30
1940-08-04 00:00 TS 27.90 -84.70 35
1940-08-04 06:00 TS 27.80 -85.30 40
1940-08-04 12:00 TS 27.80 -85.90 40
1940-08-04 18:00 TS 27.80 -86.50 45
1940-08-05 00:00 TS 27.90 -87.20 50
1940-08-05 06:00 TS 28.00 -87.70 55 995
1940-08-05 12:00 TS 28.10 -88.20 60
1940-08-05 18:00 HU 28.20 -88.70 65
1940-08-06 00:00 HU 28.30 -89.20 70
1940-08-06 06:00 HU 28.40 -89.70 70
1940-08-06 12:00 HU 28.60 -90.40 75
1940-08-06 18:00 HU 28.80 -91.10 80
1940-08-07 00:00 HU 29.00 -91.90 80
1940-08-07 06:00 HU 29.20 -92.60 85
1940-08-07 12:00 HU 29.40 -93.20 85
1940-08-07 18:00 HU 29.60 -93.80 85 972
1940-08-07 21:00 HU 29.70 -94.10 85 972 Landfall
1940-08-08 00:00 HU 29.80 -94.30 65
1940-08-08 06:00 TS 30.10 -94.50 50
1940-08-08 12:00 TS 30.50 -94.50 45
1940-08-08 18:00 TS 30.90 -94.50 45
1940-08-09 00:00 TS 31.30 -94.50 40
1940-08-09 06:00 TS 31.80 -94.50 35
1940-08-09 12:00 TD 32.40 -94.50 30
1940-08-09 18:00 TD 32.90 -94.50 25
1940-08-10 00:00 TD 33.40 -94.30 25
1940-08-10 06:00 TD 34.00 -94.00 20
1940-08-10 12:00 TD 34.80 -93.70 20
1940-08-10 18:00 TD 35.70 -93.30 20

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.