Unnamed Hurricane, AL03 1940
Aug 5, 6:00 PM UTC – Aug 14, 6:00 PM UTC (9.0 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 11, 8:00 PM UTC · 32.1°N 80.8°W · Hurricane · 100 mph · 972 mb
Every track point (38)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940-08-05 18:00 | TS | 18.9°N 64.8°W | 40 | — | |
| 1940-08-06 00:00 | TS | 19.1°N 66.4°W | 40 | — | |
| 1940-08-06 06:00 | TS | 19.8°N 68.2°W | 40 | — | |
| 1940-08-06 12:00 | TS | 20.6°N 70.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1940-08-06 18:00 | TS | 21.6°N 71.4°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 1940-08-07 00:00 | TS | 22.0°N 72.6°W | 40 | — | |
| 1940-08-07 06:00 | TS | 22.5°N 73.4°W | 45 | — | |
| 1940-08-07 12:00 | TS | 23.2°N 73.7°W | 45 | — | |
| 1940-08-07 18:00 | TS | 24.3°N 73.8°W | 45 | — | |
| 1940-08-08 00:00 | TS | 25.3°N 73.9°W | 50 | — | |
| 1940-08-08 06:00 | TS | 26.2°N 73.8°W | 55 | — | |
| 1940-08-08 12:00 | TS | 27.1°N 73.8°W | 55 | — | |
| 1940-08-08 18:00 | TS | 27.9°N 73.8°W | 60 | — | |
| 1940-08-09 00:00 | TS | 28.4°N 73.8°W | 60 | — | |
| 1940-08-09 06:00 | HU | 28.9°N 74.2°W | 65 | — | |
| 1940-08-09 12:00 | HU | 29.2°N 74.8°W | 65 | — | |
| 1940-08-09 18:00 | HU | 29.4°N 75.3°W | 70 | — | |
| 1940-08-10 00:00 | HU | 29.5°N 75.9°W | 70 | — | |
| 1940-08-10 06:00 | HU | 29.6°N 76.4°W | 75 | — | |
| 1940-08-10 12:00 | HU | 29.9°N 76.9°W | 80 | — | |
| 1940-08-10 18:00 | HU | 30.3°N 77.4°W | 80 | — | |
| 1940-08-11 00:00 | HU | 30.7°N 77.9°W | 85 | — | |
| 1940-08-11 06:00 | HU | 31.3°N 78.5°W | 85 | — | |
| 1940-08-11 12:00 | HU | 31.8°N 79.3°W | 85 | — | |
| 1940-08-11 18:00 | HU | 32.1°N 80.3°W | 85 | 972 | |
| 1940-08-11 20:00 | HU | 32.1°N 80.8°W | 85 | 972 | Landfall |
| 1940-08-12 00:00 | HU | 32.2°N 81.3°W | 65 | 977 | |
| 1940-08-12 06:00 | TS | 32.4°N 82.4°W | 50 | — | |
| 1940-08-12 12:00 | TS | 32.6°N 83.5°W | 35 | 996 | |
| 1940-08-12 18:00 | TD | 33.2°N 84.2°W | 30 | 1003 | |
| 1940-08-13 00:00 | TD | 33.7°N 84.7°W | 30 | 1005 | |
| 1940-08-13 06:00 | TD | 34.3°N 84.8°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 1940-08-13 12:00 | TD | 34.9°N 84.8°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 1940-08-13 18:00 | TD | 35.5°N 84.8°W | 25 | — | |
| 1940-08-14 00:00 | TD | 36.0°N 84.6°W | 25 | — | |
| 1940-08-14 06:00 | TD | 36.4°N 83.9°W | 25 | — | |
| 1940-08-14 12:00 | TD | 36.8°N 82.9°W | 25 | — | |
| 1940-08-14 18:00 | TD | 37.0°N 81.8°W | 25 | — |
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.