Unnamed (1940)

TS AL061940 · Atlantic
Peak winds
45 kt
52 mph
Min pressure
1004 mb
ACE
2.58
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
29 observations

What happened during Unnamed?

Unnamed was a TS Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from September 18 to September 25, 1940 (8 days). It reached peak winds of 51 mph (45 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 1004 mb. The storm made one landfall on September 24 at 29.8°N, 93.4°W.

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Storm overview
First obs
1940-09-18
Last obs
1940-09-25
Storm number
6
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
29

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1940-09-18 12:00 TD 12.00 -81.50 25
1940-09-18 18:00 TD 12.20 -81.90 25
1940-09-19 00:00 TD 12.40 -82.40 30
1940-09-19 06:00 TS 12.70 -82.90 35
1940-09-19 12:00 TS 13.20 -83.40 40
1940-09-19 18:00 TS 14.00 -84.10 35
1940-09-20 00:00 TD 14.80 -84.80 30
1940-09-20 06:00 TD 15.50 -85.40 30
1940-09-20 12:00 TS 16.30 -86.00 35
1940-09-20 18:00 TS 17.10 -86.70 40
1940-09-21 00:00 TS 17.90 -87.40 45
1940-09-21 06:00 TS 18.60 -88.20 40
1940-09-21 12:00 TD 19.40 -89.00 30
1940-09-21 18:00 TD 20.20 -90.00 30
1940-09-22 00:00 TD 21.00 -91.00 30
1940-09-22 06:00 TS 21.90 -92.00 35
1940-09-22 12:00 TS 23.00 -93.00 40
1940-09-22 18:00 TS 24.20 -93.90 40
1940-09-23 00:00 TS 25.60 -94.70 40
1940-09-23 06:00 TS 26.90 -95.10 40
1940-09-23 12:00 TS 28.00 -95.10 40
1940-09-23 18:00 TS 28.80 -95.00 40
1940-09-24 00:00 TS 29.30 -94.50 40
1940-09-24 06:00 TS 29.70 -93.80 40
1940-09-24 09:00 TS 29.80 -93.40 40 Landfall
1940-09-24 12:00 TS 30.20 -92.90 35 1004
1940-09-24 18:00 TD 30.80 -91.80 30
1940-09-25 00:00 TD 31.40 -90.50 20
1940-09-25 06:00 TD 32.00 -88.50 15

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.