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Tropical Cyclone Model & Best Track Archive for the North Atlantic in 1940

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OTHER (NON TD)

< 34 kt (39 mph)

CLASSIFIED TD

< 34 kt (39 mph)

TS

34-63 kt

39-73 mph

CAT 1

64-82 kt

74-95 mph

CAT 2

83-95 kt

96-110 mph

CAT 3

96-112 kt

111-129 mph

CAT 4

113-136 kt

130-156 mph

CAT 5

> 136 kt

> 156 mph

Only named storms & depressions, from this year & basin, appear on the map. Paths contain the time the storm spent as an invest.
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Named Storms
Depressions

Tropical Storm Unnamed (01L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 55 knots
May 19 - May 27


Hurricane Unnamed (02L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 85 knots
August 3 - August 10


Hurricane Unnamed (03L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 85 knots
August 5 - August 14


Hurricane Unnamed (04L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 95 knots
August 26 - September 3


Hurricane Unnamed (05L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 85 knots
September 7 - September 19


Tropical Storm Unnamed (06L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 45 knots
September 18 - September 25


Hurricane Unnamed (07L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 85 knots
September 22 - September 28


Hurricane Unnamed (08L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 70 knots
October 20 - October 24


Tropical Storm Unnamed (09L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 70 knots
October 24 - October 29




No available data.


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03L
04L
05L
06L
07L
08L
09L

Please note that the level of development in the storm name and the highest sustained wind on this page reflect the highest levels achieved during the life of the storm as reported by the best track file for each storm. If a storm is currently active, the current winds and level of development as reported by the best track file are noted in blue. (For the latest wind information on an active storm, please visit the agency responsible for issuing forecasts in the particular basin you are looking at.) Winds on this page are 1 minute sustained.