1940 Atlantic hurricane season
Season effects

1940 Atlantic hurricane season

Section Title: Season effects
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Storm name	Dates active	Storm category at peak intensity	Max 1-min wind mph (km/h)	Min. press. (mbar)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs

One	May 19 – May 25	Tropical storm	65 (100)	<995	None	None	None

Two	August 3 – August 10	Category 2 hurricane	100 (155)	972	Southern United States (Texas, Louisiana)	10.75	7

Three	August 5 – August 14	Category 2 hurricane	100 (155)	972	Southeastern United States (South Carolina), Mid-Atlantic states	13	52

Four	August 26 – September 2	Category 2 hurricane	110 (175)	961	Mid-Atlantic states, New England, Atlantic Canada	4.05	7

Five	September 7 – September 17	Category 2 hurricane	100 (155)	<988	New England, Atlantic Canada	1.49	3

Six	September 18 – September 25	Tropical storm	50 (85)	1002	Central America, Southern United States	0.039	2

Seven	September 22 – September 28	Category 2 hurricane	100 (155)	<977	Azores	None	None

Eight	October 20 – October 24	Category 1 hurricane	80 (130)	<983	Nicaragua	Unknown	None

Nine	October 24 – October 26	Tropical storm	45 (75)	<1007	None	None	None

Season Aggregates

9 systems	May 19 – October 26	110 (175)	961	29.3	71

Sentence(s)

The Four is the strongest hurricane in the 1940 Atlantic hurricane season, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 961 mbar, making it a Category 2 hurricane.

final_sentence: The Four is the strongest hurricane in the 1940 Atlantic hurricane season, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 961 mbar, making it a Category 2 hurricane.