Storm history › Atlantic › 1940 season
Unnamed tropical storm 1, 1940 Atlantic
This storm was a tropical storm of the 1940 Atlantic season. It was tracked from May 19, 1940 to May 27, 1940, about 8 days, and covered 1,823 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 129 miles from Halifax, Canada.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,823 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Halifax, Canada | 129 mi (208 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1138th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Jerry (2025), Tropical Storm Patty (2024), Tropical Storm Jose (2023) and 63 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1940 Atlantic season's ACE.