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English: Track map of all storms of the 1940 Atlantic hurricane season. The points show the location of the storm at 6-hour intervals. The colour represents the storm's maximum sustained wind speeds as classified in the (see below), and the shape of the data points represent the nature of the storm, according to the legend below.
 
Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
 
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
 
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
 
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
 
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
 
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
 
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
 
Unknown

Storm type

▲ Extratropical cyclone / Remnant low / Tropical disturbance / Monsoon depression
Date 2012-12-22–
Source Created by Cyclonebiskit using Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Tracks. The background image is from NASA. Tracking data is from Tracking data from the National Hurricane Center's Hurricane Database.[1].
Author Cyclonebiskit


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current23:35, 22 December 2012Thumbnail for version as of 23:35, 22 December 20123,000 × 1,854 (2.64 MB)Cyclonebiskit{{WPTC track map | author = Cyclonebiskit | name = all storms | article = 1940 Atlantic hurricane season#Storms | season = 1940 Atlantic hurricane season | start = 2012-12-22 | end = | othersource=Tracking data from the {{w|National Hurricane Center}...