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Unnamed hurricane of 1940 (AL021940)

Unnamed hurricane of 1940 (AL021940) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 98 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 972 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 11 of the cities we track; the strongest was Beaumont, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 98 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
11
LandfallsFirst August 7, 1940
1
Lowest pressure
972 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Unnamed hurricane of 1940 (AL021940)’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. August 7, 1940, Category 2 at 98 mph, about 27 miles from Beaumont, TX

Modeled winds at cities (11)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Beaumont, TX98 mph80 mph18 milesAug 7, 1940, 12:45 PM GMT-5
Lake Charles, LA91 mph74 mph51 milesAug 7, 1940, 10:15 AM GMT-5
Lafayette, LA69 mph56 mph77 milesAug 7, 1940, 1:00 AM GMT-5
League City, TX66 mph54 mph53 milesAug 7, 1940, 12:45 PM GMT-5
Pasadena, TX65 mph53 mph49 milesAug 7, 1940, 12:45 PM GMT-5
Pearland, TX60 mph48 mph62 milesAug 7, 1940, 12:45 PM GMT-5
Houston, TX58 mph47 mph58 milesAug 7, 1940, 12:45 PM GMT-5
Sugar Land, TX52 mph42 mph77 milesAug 7, 1940, 12:45 PM GMT-5
Conroe, TX51 mph42 mph59 milesAug 7, 1940, 12:45 PM GMT-5
Baton Rouge, LA50 mph41 mph109 milesAug 6, 1940, 5:15 PM GMT-5
New Orleans, LA50 mph40 mph104 milesAug 6, 1940, 10:00 AM GMT-5

Best track (31 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 3, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph28.5°N, 83.1°W
Aug 3, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph28.1°N, 83.9°W
Aug 4, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph27.9°N, 84.7°W
Aug 4, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.8°N, 85.3°W
Aug 4, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.8°N, 85.9°W
Aug 4, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph27.8°N, 86.5°W
Aug 5, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.9°N, 87.2°W
Aug 5, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph995 mb28.0°N, 87.7°W
Aug 5, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph28.1°N, 88.2°W
Aug 5, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph28.2°N, 88.7°W
Aug 6, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph28.3°N, 89.2°W
Aug 6, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph28.4°N, 89.7°W
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