Storm history › Atlantic › 1938 season
Unnamed tropical storm 2, 1938 Atlantic
This storm was a tropical storm of the 1938 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 8, 1938 to August 9, 1938, about 2 days, and covered 716 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 17 miles from Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 2 days
- Track length
- 716 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 17 mi (28 km) |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | 42 mi (67 km) |
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 46 mi (74 km) |
| Carrefour, Haiti | 46 mi (75 km) |
| Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic | 49 mi (78 km) |
| Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic | 49 mi (79 km) |
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 51 mi (81 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 998th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Fay (2026), Tropical Storm Bret (2023), Tropical Storm Ophelia (2023) and 59 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1938 Atlantic season's ACE.