The 2010 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 34 systems

Atlantic storms
19
12 hurricanes · 5 major
Atlantic ACE
165
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
155 mph
Igor
Landfalling
11
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
8
3 hurricanes · 2 major
Pacific strongest
161 mph
Celia

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.

01 · Summary

How the 2010 season went

The 2010 Atlantic season produced 19 tropical storms, 12 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 165. The strongest was Hurricane Igor at 155 mph / 924 mb. 11 storms made landfall.

The 2010 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 8 tropical storms, 3 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 52. The strongest was Hurricane Celia at 161 mph / 921 mb. 3 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECTropical Storm Agatha — May 28–30, 2010Agatha TSTropical Storm Blas — June 15–23, 2010Blas TSTropical Depression Two — June 16–17, 2010Two TDHurricane Celia — June 18–30, 2010Celia Cat 5Hurricane Darby — June 20–29, 2010Darby Cat 3Hurricane Alex — June 24 – July 2, 2010Alex Cat 2Tropical Depression Two — July 7–10, 2010Two TDTropical Depression Six — July 14–18, 2010Six TDTropical Storm Bonnie — July 22–25, 2010Bonnie TSTropical Storm Colin — August 2–8, 2010Colin TSTropical Storm Estelle — August 4–10, 2010Estelle TSTropical Depression Five — August 10–18, 2010Five TDTropical Depression Eight — August 20–23, 2010Eight TDHurricane Danielle — August 21 – September 3, 2010Danielle Cat 4Hurricane Frank — August 21–29, 2010Frank Cat 1Hurricane Earl — August 24 – September 6, 2010Earl Cat 4Tropical Storm Fiona — August 30 – September 4, 2010Fiona TSTropical Storm Gaston — September 1–8, 2010Gaston TSTropical Depression Ten — September 3–5, 2010Ten TDTropical Depression Eleven — September 3–4, 2010Eleven TDTropical Storm Hermine — September 4–10, 2010Hermine TSHurricane Igor — September 8–23, 2010Igor Cat 4Hurricane Julia — September 12–24, 2010Julia Cat 4Hurricane Karl — September 13–18, 2010Karl Cat 3Hurricane Lisa — September 20–29, 2010Lisa Cat 1Tropical Storm Georgette — September 20–23, 2010Georgette TSTropical Storm Matthew — September 23–26, 2010Matthew TSTropical Storm Nicole — September 28–30, 2010Nicole TSHurricane Otto — October 6–17, 2010Otto Cat 1Hurricane Paula — October 11–15, 2010Paula Cat 2Hurricane Richard — October 19–26, 2010Richard Cat 2Hurricane Shary — October 28–30, 2010Shary Cat 1Hurricane Tomas — October 29 – November 10, 2010Tomas Cat 2Tropical Storm Omeka — December 16–22, 2010Omeka TS

Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.

03 · Atlantic

Atlantic storms of 2010

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Hurricane AlexJun 24 – Jul 2Cat 2 109 mph946 mbTamaulipas, Mexico, Belize7.7
Tropical Depression TwoJul 7 – Jul 10TD 35 mph1005 mbTexas0.0
Tropical Storm Bonnie · 1 deathsJul 22 – Jul 25TS 46 mph1005 mbBahamas, Florida0.4
Tropical Storm ColinAug 2 – Aug 8TS 58 mph1005 mb—1.9
Tropical Depression FiveAug 10 – Aug 18TD 35 mph1007 mb—0.0
Hurricane DanielleAug 21 – Sep 3Cat 4 132 mph942 mb—21.1
Hurricane Earl · 8 deathsAug 24 – Sep 6Cat 4 144 mph927 mbNova Scotia, Canada, Prince Edward Island, Canada27.7
Tropical Storm FionaAug 30 – Sep 4TS 63 mph998 mb—3.1
Tropical Storm GastonSep 1 – Sep 8TS 40 mph1005 mb—0.2
Tropical Storm HermineSep 4 – Sep 10TS 69 mph989 mbTamaulipas, Mexico1.6
Hurricane Igor · 4 deathsSep 8 – Sep 23Cat 4 155 mph924 mbNewfoundland and Labrador, Canada41.9
Hurricane JuliaSep 12 – Sep 24Cat 4 138 mph948 mb—15.5
Hurricane KarlSep 13 – Sep 18Cat 3 127 mph956 mbVeracruz, Mexico, Quintana Roo, Mexico6.3
Hurricane LisaSep 20 – Sep 29Cat 1 86 mph982 mb—4.1
Tropical Storm Matthew · 126 deathsSep 23 – Sep 26TS 58 mph998 mbNicaragua, Belize1.5
Tropical Storm NicoleSep 28 – Sep 30TS 46 mph994 mb—0.7
Hurricane OttoOct 6 – Oct 17Cat 1 86 mph976 mb—5.4
Hurricane PaulaOct 11 – Oct 15Cat 2 104 mph981 mbPinar del Río, Cuba, Honduras7.5
Hurricane RichardOct 19 – Oct 26Cat 2 98 mph977 mbBelize5.0
Hurricane SharyOct 28 – Oct 30Cat 1 75 mph989 mb—2.1
Hurricane TomasOct 29 – Nov 10Cat 2 98 mph982 mbSaint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Turks and Caicos Islands11.8

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 2010

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AgathaMay 28 – May 30TS 46 mph1001 mbChiapas, Mexico0.5
Tropical Storm BlasJun 15 – Jun 23TS 63 mph994 mb—2.7
Tropical Depression TwoJun 16 – Jun 17TD 35 mph1007 mb—0.0
Hurricane CeliaJun 18 – Jun 30Cat 5 161 mph921 mb—24.1
Hurricane DarbyJun 20 – Jun 29Cat 3 121 mph959 mb—11.1
Tropical Depression SixJul 14 – Jul 18TD 35 mph1006 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm EstelleAug 4 – Aug 10TS 63 mph994 mb—2.7
Tropical Depression EightAug 20 – Aug 23TD 35 mph1003 mb—0.0
Hurricane FrankAug 21 – Aug 29Cat 1 92 mph978 mb—8.2
Tropical Depression TenSep 3 – Sep 5TD 35 mph1003 mb—0.0
Tropical Depression ElevenSep 3 – Sep 4TD 35 mph1004 mbOaxaca, Mexico0.0
Tropical Storm GeorgetteSep 20 – Sep 23TS 40 mph999 mbSonora, Mexico0.6
Tropical Storm OmekaDec 16 – Dec 22TS 58 mph997 mb—2.1
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