NHC AL031940 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1940
August 5, 1940 – August 14, 1940
Hurricane Unnamed 1940 storm peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 260 US cities, 50 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- Cities within 75 mi
- 260
- At hurricane strength
- 50
- States
- 3
98 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1940 storm passed near, strongest first
Georgia (151)
- Tybee IslandCategory 2 · 7 mi
- SavannahCategory 1 · 10 mi
- St Simons IslandCategory 1 · 70 mi
- Garden CityCategory 1 · 5 mi
- Port WentworthCategory 1 · overhead
- DarienCategory 1 · 55 mi
- TownsendCategory 1 · 45 mi
- PoolerCategory 1 · 5 mi
- Richmond HillCategory 1 · 20 mi
- RinconCategory 1 · 7 mi
- BrunswickCategory 1 · 69 mi
- MidwayCategory 1 · 29 mi
- BloomingdaleCategory 1 · 5 mi
- SpringfieldCategory 1 · 13 mi
- ClyoCategory 1 · 21 mi
- EllabellTropical storm · 4 mi
- GuytonTropical storm · 7 mi
- Fort StewartTropical storm · 25 mi
- HinesvilleTropical storm · 29 mi
- AllenhurstTropical storm · 33 mi
- PembrokeTropical storm · 7 mi
- LudowiciTropical storm · 36 mi
- HortenseTropical storm · 66 mi
- BrookletTropical storm · 6 mi
- SylvaniaTropical storm · 33 mi
- JesupTropical storm · 47 mi
- StatesboroTropical storm · 10 mi
- GlennvilleTropical storm · 25 mi
- ClaxtonTropical storm · 10 mi
- OdumTropical storm · 45 mi
- ScrevenTropical storm · 55 mi
- PattersonTropical storm · 66 mi
- PortalTropical storm · 16 mi
- CollinsTropical storm · 11 mi
- ReidsvilleTropical storm · 20 mi
- BlackshearTropical storm · 72 mi
- MetterTropical storm · 5 mi
- MillenTropical storm · 32 mi
- BaxleyTropical storm · 42 mi
- WaynesboroTropical storm · 51 mi
- Twin CityTropical storm · 13 mi
- LyonsTropical storm · 14 mi
- AlmaTropical storm · 58 mi
- HephzibahTropical storm · 66 mi
- AugustaTropical storm · 75 mi
- VidaliaTropical storm · 12 mi
- SwainsboroTropical storm · 15 mi
- UvaldaTropical storm · 26 mi
- KeysvilleTropical storm · 54 mi
- NichollsTropical storm · 64 mi
- Fort GordonTropical storm · 72 mi
- HazlehurstTropical storm · 40 mi
- BlytheTropical storm · 63 mi
- GrovetownTropical storm · 74 mi
- SopertonTropical storm · 3 mi
- Mount VernonTropical storm · 17 mi
- WadleyTropical storm · 32 mi
- LouisvilleTropical storm · 41 mi
- WrensTropical storm · 54 mi
- HarlemTropical storm · 70 mi
and 91 more
Puerto Rico (70)
- LoizaTropical storm · 42 mi
- CatanoTropical storm · 43 mi
- DoradoTropical storm · 44 mi
- Toa BajaTropical storm · 44 mi
- LuquilloTropical storm · 45 mi
- CarolinaTropical storm · 45 mi
- San JuanTropical storm · 45 mi
- Vega BajaTropical storm · 45 mi
- Rio GrandeTropical storm · 45 mi
- BarcelonetaTropical storm · 46 mi
- Vega AltaTropical storm · 46 mi
- GarrochalesTropical storm · 47 mi
- CanovanasTropical storm · 47 mi
- ManatiTropical storm · 47 mi
- FajardoTropical storm · 47 mi
- GuaynaboTropical storm · 48 mi
- BayamonTropical storm · 48 mi
- Trujillo AltoTropical storm · 48 mi
- Toa AltaTropical storm · 49 mi
- AreciboTropical storm · 49 mi
- Sabana HoyosTropical storm · 50 mi
- CeibaTropical storm · 51 mi
- FloridaTropical storm · 52 mi
- HatilloTropical storm · 53 mi
- CorozalTropical storm · 54 mi
- MorovisTropical storm · 54 mi
- NaranjitoTropical storm · 54 mi
- CamuyTropical storm · 54 mi
- GuraboTropical storm · 54 mi
- NaguaboTropical storm · 55 mi
- CialesTropical storm · 55 mi
- IsabelaTropical storm · 55 mi
- QuebradillasTropical storm · 55 mi
- JuncosTropical storm · 56 mi
- San AntonioTropical storm · 56 mi
- Aguas BuenasTropical storm · 56 mi
- CaguasTropical storm · 56 mi
- Las PiedrasTropical storm · 58 mi
- ComerioTropical storm · 59 mi
- ViequesTropical storm · 59 mi
- Punta SantiagoTropical storm · 59 mi
- AguadillaTropical storm · 60 mi
- HumacaoTropical storm · 60 mi
- BarranquitasTropical storm · 61 mi
- OrocovisTropical storm · 61 mi
- UtuadoTropical storm · 61 mi
- San LorenzoTropical storm · 61 mi
- CidraTropical storm · 62 mi
- JayuyaTropical storm · 63 mi
- MocaTropical storm · 63 mi
- San SebastianTropical storm · 63 mi
- LaresTropical storm · 64 mi
- AibonitoTropical storm · 65 mi
- CayeyTropical storm · 65 mi
- YabucoaTropical storm · 66 mi
- AguadaTropical storm · 66 mi
- VillalbaTropical storm · 67 mi
- AdjuntasTropical storm · 68 mi
- CoamoTropical storm · 69 mi
- Las MariasTropical storm · 69 mi
and 10 more
South Carolina (39)
- Hilton Head IslandCategory 2 · 7 mi
- Saint Helena IslandCategory 2 · 19 mi
- Port RoyalCategory 2 · 20 mi
- BeaufortCategory 2 · 23 mi
- Edisto IslandCategory 2 · 31 mi
- Wadmalaw IslandCategory 2 · 39 mi
- HollywoodCategory 2 · 43 mi
- Johns IslandCategory 2 · 44 mi
- RavenelCategory 2 · 48 mi
- CharlestonCategory 2 · 51 mi
- Sullivans IslandCategory 2 · 52 mi
- WalterboroCategory 2 · 55 mi
- Isle Of PalmsCategory 2 · 56 mi
- Charleston AfbCategory 2 · 57 mi
- North CharlestonCategory 2 · 57 mi
- Mount PleasantCategory 2 · 57 mi
- CottagevilleCategory 2 · 61 mi
- Daniel IslandCategory 2 · 61 mi
- LadsonCategory 2 · 63 mi
- SummervilleCategory 2 · 63 mi
- Goose CreekCategory 2 · 64 mi
- RidgevilleCategory 2 · 64 mi
- AwendawCategory 2 · 69 mi
- HugerCategory 2 · 71 mi
- DorchesterCategory 2 · 72 mi
- SeabrookCategory 1 · 32 mi
- BlufftonCategory 1 · 9 mi
- OkatieCategory 1 · 13 mi
- YemasseeCategory 1 · 39 mi
- RuffinCategory 1 · 59 mi
- RidgelandCategory 1 · 24 mi
- HardeevilleCategory 1 · 8 mi
- VarnvilleCategory 1 · 45 mi
- HamptonCategory 1 · 47 mi
- EstillCategory 1 · 37 mi
- FairfaxTropical storm · 52 mi
- AllendaleTropical storm · 54 mi
- BarnwellTropical storm · 69 mi
- JacksonTropical storm · 70 mi
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.