Storm history › Atlantic › 1940 season
Unnamed hurricane 8, 1940 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1940 Atlantic season. It was tracked from October 20, 1940 to October 24, 1940, about 5 days, and covered 503 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 993 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 79 miles from Managua, Nicaragua.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 993 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 503 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Managua, Nicaragua | 79 mi (127 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 767th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Dexter (2025), Hurricane Debby (2024), Hurricane Pablo (2019) and 41 more.
- Lowest pressure: 745th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Julian (2021), Tropical Storm Beta (2020), Hurricane Barry (2019) and 12 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1940 Atlantic season's ACE.