Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 28–30, 2010
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Nicole (2010) was a tropical storm of the 2010 Atlantic season. It formed on September 28, 2010, 178 mi W of George Town, Cayman Islands, reached its peak of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb on September 28, 2010, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 2.5 days and travelled about 692 miles (1,114 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami, Florida | 61 mi | Sep 30 · 03:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Hialeah, Florida | 69 mi | Sep 30 · 03:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 69 mi | Sep 30 · 04:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Hollywood, Florida | 65 mi | Sep 30 · 04:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Miramar, Florida | 69 mi | Sep 30 · 04:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 68 mi | Sep 30 · 04:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Davie, Florida | 71 mi | Sep 30 · 04:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 67 mi | Sep 30 · 05:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 69 mi | Sep 30 · 05:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1003 mb | 19.4°N 84.1°W | 178 mi W of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 19.8°N 83.5°W | 140 mi WNW of West Bay, Cayman Islands |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 20.4°N 83.0°W | 104 mi S of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 999 mb | 21.0°N 82.7°W | 62 mi S of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 997 mb | 21.4°N 82.2°W | 52 mi SE of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 996 mb | 21.7°N 81.6°W | 65 mi SSW of Jagüey Grande, Matanzas Province, Cuba |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 995 mb | 21.9°N 81.0°W | 39 mi WSW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba |
| Sep 29 15:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 995 mb | 22.2°N 80.5°W | near Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 994 mb | 23.3°N 80.1°W | 34 mi N of Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara Province, Cuba |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 994 mb | 24.7°N 79.6°W | 59 mi ESE of Key Largo, Florida |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 995 mb | 26.1°N 79.0°W | 36 mi SW of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 996 mb | 27.4°N 78.5°W | 61 mi N of Lucaya, Bahamas |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Nicole. Its closest approach to a major city was 61 miles from Miami, Florida.
At its peak on September 28, 2010, Nicole was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a central pressure of 994 mb.
2.5 days, from September 28, 2010 to September 30, 2010. It travelled about 692 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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