Storm history › Atlantic › 1939 season
Unnamed hurricane 5, 1939 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1939 Atlantic season. It was tracked from October 11, 1939 to October 18, 1939, about 7 days, and covered 2,917 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,917 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 18.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 110th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Gabrielle (2025), Hurricane Helene (2024), Hurricane Fiona (2022) and 21 more.
- Energy: 42% of the 1939 Atlantic season's ACE.