The 1940 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 9 systems

Atlantic storms
9
7 hurricanes · 0 major
Atlantic ACE
68
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
109 mph
1940 New England Hurricane
Landfalling
3
Atlantic storms

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.

01 · Summary

How the 1940 season went

The 1940 Atlantic season produced 9 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 68. The strongest was 1940 New England Hurricane at 109 mph / 961 mb. 3 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTUnnamed storm #1 — May 19–27, 1940Unnamed storm #1 TSUnnamed hurricane #2 — August 3–10, 1940Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 21940 South Carolina Hurricane — August 5–14, 19401940 South Carolina Hurricane Cat 21940 New England Hurricane — August 26 – September 3, 19401940 New England Hurricane Cat 21940 Nova Scotia Hurricane — September 7–19, 19401940 Nova Scotia Hurricane Cat 2Unnamed storm #6 — September 18–25, 1940Unnamed storm #6 TSUnnamed hurricane #7 — September 22–28, 1940Unnamed hurricane #7 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #8 — October 20–24, 1940Unnamed hurricane #8 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #9 — October 24–29, 1940Unnamed hurricane #9 Cat 1

Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.

03 · Atlantic

Atlantic storms of 1940

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1May 19 – May 27TS 63 mph——4.7
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 3 – Aug 10Cat 2 98 mph972 mbyes8.3
1940 South Carolina HurricaneAug 5 – Aug 14Cat 2 98 mph972 mbSouth Carolina10.5
1940 New England HurricaneAug 26 – Sep 3Cat 2 109 mph961 mb—11.5
1940 Nova Scotia HurricaneSep 7 – Sep 19Cat 2 98 mph——13.9
Unnamed storm #6Sep 18 – Sep 25TS 52 mph1004 mbyes2.6
Unnamed hurricane #7Sep 22 – Sep 28Cat 2 98 mph984 mb—10.3
Unnamed hurricane #8Oct 20 – Oct 24Cat 1 81 mph993 mb—5.1
Unnamed hurricane #9Oct 24 – Oct 29Cat 1 81 mph——0.9
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