Unnamed Hurricane, AL02 1940
Aug 3, 12:00 PM UTC – Aug 10, 6:00 PM UTC (7.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 2
- Max sustained wind
- 100 mph (85 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 972 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Aug 7, 9:00 PM UTC · 29.7°N 94.1°W · Hurricane · 100 mph · 972 mb
Every track point (31)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940-08-03 12:00 | TD | 28.5°N 83.1°W | 25 | — | |
| 1940-08-03 18:00 | TD | 28.1°N 83.9°W | 30 | — | |
| 1940-08-04 00:00 | TS | 27.9°N 84.7°W | 35 | — | |
| 1940-08-04 06:00 | TS | 27.8°N 85.3°W | 40 | — | |
| 1940-08-04 12:00 | TS | 27.8°N 85.9°W | 40 | — | |
| 1940-08-04 18:00 | TS | 27.8°N 86.5°W | 45 | — | |
| 1940-08-05 00:00 | TS | 27.9°N 87.2°W | 50 | — | |
| 1940-08-05 06:00 | TS | 28.0°N 87.7°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 1940-08-05 12:00 | TS | 28.1°N 88.2°W | 60 | — | |
| 1940-08-05 18:00 | HU | 28.2°N 88.7°W | 65 | — | |
| 1940-08-06 00:00 | HU | 28.3°N 89.2°W | 70 | — | |
| 1940-08-06 06:00 | HU | 28.4°N 89.7°W | 70 | — | |
| 1940-08-06 12:00 | HU | 28.6°N 90.4°W | 75 | — | |
| 1940-08-06 18:00 | HU | 28.8°N 91.1°W | 80 | — | |
| 1940-08-07 00:00 | HU | 29.0°N 91.9°W | 80 | — | |
| 1940-08-07 06:00 | HU | 29.2°N 92.6°W | 85 | — | |
| 1940-08-07 12:00 | HU | 29.4°N 93.2°W | 85 | — | |
| 1940-08-07 18:00 | HU | 29.6°N 93.8°W | 85 | 972 | |
| 1940-08-07 21:00 | HU | 29.7°N 94.1°W | 85 | 972 | Landfall |
| 1940-08-08 00:00 | HU | 29.8°N 94.3°W | 65 | — | |
| 1940-08-08 06:00 | TS | 30.1°N 94.5°W | 50 | — | |
| 1940-08-08 12:00 | TS | 30.5°N 94.5°W | 45 | — | |
| 1940-08-08 18:00 | TS | 30.9°N 94.5°W | 45 | — | |
| 1940-08-09 00:00 | TS | 31.3°N 94.5°W | 40 | — | |
| 1940-08-09 06:00 | TS | 31.8°N 94.5°W | 35 | — | |
| 1940-08-09 12:00 | TD | 32.4°N 94.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1940-08-09 18:00 | TD | 32.9°N 94.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1940-08-10 00:00 | TD | 33.4°N 94.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1940-08-10 06:00 | TD | 34.0°N 94.0°W | 20 | — | |
| 1940-08-10 12:00 | TD | 34.8°N 93.7°W | 20 | — | |
| 1940-08-10 18:00 | TD | 35.7°N 93.3°W | 20 | — |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.