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Unnamed hurricane of 1940 (AL031940)

Unnamed hurricane of 1940 (AL031940) 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 5 of the cities we track; the strongest was Hilton Head Island, SC, 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
5
LandfallsFirst August 11, 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 (AL031940)’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 11, 1940, Category 2 at 98 mph, about 7 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC

Modeled winds at cities (5)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Hilton Head Island, SC98 mph80 mph6 milesAug 11, 1940, 1:30 PM GMT-4
Savannah, GA97 mph79 mph11 milesAug 11, 1940, 4:00 PM GMT-4
Charleston, SC93 mph76 mph54 milesAug 11, 1940, 1:45 PM GMT-4
Augusta, GA51 mph42 mph69 milesAug 11, 1940, 10:15 PM GMT-4
Myrtle Beach, SC50 mph40 mph132 milesAug 11, 1940, 10:30 AM GMT-4

Best track (38 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 5, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph18.9°N, 64.8°W
Aug 6, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph19.1°N, 66.4°W
Aug 6, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph19.8°N, 68.2°W
Aug 6, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph20.6°N, 70.0°W
Aug 6, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1003 mb21.6°N, 71.4°W
Aug 7, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.0°N, 72.6°W
Aug 7, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph22.5°N, 73.4°W
Aug 7, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph23.2°N, 73.7°W
Aug 7, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph24.3°N, 73.8°W
Aug 8, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph25.3°N, 73.9°W
Aug 8, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph26.2°N, 73.8°W
Aug 8, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph27.1°N, 73.8°W
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