Unnamed (1940)

Cat 2 AL031940 · Atlantic
Peak winds
85 kt
98 mph
Min pressure
972 mb
ACE
10.49
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
38 observations

What happened during Unnamed?

Unnamed was a Cat 2 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from August 5 to August 14, 1940 (10 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 11 at 32.1°N, 80.8°W.


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Storm overview
First obs
1940-08-05
Last obs
1940-08-14
Storm number
3
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
38

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1940-08-05 18:00 TS 18.90 -64.80 40
1940-08-06 00:00 TS 19.10 -66.40 40
1940-08-06 06:00 TS 19.80 -68.20 40
1940-08-06 12:00 TS 20.60 -70.00 40
1940-08-06 18:00 TS 21.60 -71.40 40 1003
1940-08-07 00:00 TS 22.00 -72.60 40
1940-08-07 06:00 TS 22.50 -73.40 45
1940-08-07 12:00 TS 23.20 -73.70 45
1940-08-07 18:00 TS 24.30 -73.80 45
1940-08-08 00:00 TS 25.30 -73.90 50
1940-08-08 06:00 TS 26.20 -73.80 55
1940-08-08 12:00 TS 27.10 -73.80 55
1940-08-08 18:00 TS 27.90 -73.80 60
1940-08-09 00:00 TS 28.40 -73.80 60
1940-08-09 06:00 HU 28.90 -74.20 65
1940-08-09 12:00 HU 29.20 -74.80 65
1940-08-09 18:00 HU 29.40 -75.30 70
1940-08-10 00:00 HU 29.50 -75.90 70
1940-08-10 06:00 HU 29.60 -76.40 75
1940-08-10 12:00 HU 29.90 -76.90 80
1940-08-10 18:00 HU 30.30 -77.40 80
1940-08-11 00:00 HU 30.70 -77.90 85
1940-08-11 06:00 HU 31.30 -78.50 85
1940-08-11 12:00 HU 31.80 -79.30 85
1940-08-11 18:00 HU 32.10 -80.30 85 972
1940-08-11 20:00 HU 32.10 -80.80 85 972 Landfall
1940-08-12 00:00 HU 32.20 -81.30 65 977
1940-08-12 06:00 TS 32.40 -82.40 50
1940-08-12 12:00 TS 32.60 -83.50 35 996
1940-08-12 18:00 TD 33.20 -84.20 30 1003
1940-08-13 00:00 TD 33.70 -84.70 30 1005
1940-08-13 06:00 TD 34.30 -84.80 30 1007
1940-08-13 12:00 TD 34.90 -84.80 25 1008
1940-08-13 18:00 TD 35.50 -84.80 25
1940-08-14 00:00 TD 36.00 -84.60 25
1940-08-14 06:00 TD 36.40 -83.90 25
1940-08-14 12:00 TD 36.80 -82.90 25
1940-08-14 18:00 TD 37.00 -81.80 25

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.