The 1940 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 16, 1940, and lasted until October 31, 1940. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. Two flooding storms impacted the southern and eastern United States during August in relatively quick succession.
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