Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 19–26, 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
Hurricane Richard (2010) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic season. It formed on October 19, 2010, 141 mi NE of Iriona, Honduras, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 977 mb on October 25, 2010, and made landfall 17 mi NNW of Dangriga, Belize on October 25, 2010 as a Category 2 hurricane (98 mph). The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 1,198 miles (1,927 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2010 · 01:00 UTC | 17 mi NNW of Dangriga, Belize | Cat 2 98 mph | 977 mb |
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 17.2°N 83.4°W | 123 mi NE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Oct 20 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 17.7°N 83.2°W | 159 mi NNE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Oct 20 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 17.8°N 82.8°W | 139 mi SW of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Oct 20 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 17.8°N 82.3°W | 119 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Oct 20 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 17.6°N 81.8°W | 120 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Oct 21 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 17.3°N 81.3°W | 137 mi S of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Oct 21 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 17.0°N 80.9°W | 159 mi S of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands |
| Oct 21 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 16.7°N 80.6°W | 183 mi SSE of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands |
| Oct 21 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 16.3°N 80.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 16.0°N 80.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 15.9°N 80.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 15.8°N 81.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 15.8°N 81.5°W | 175 mi NE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
| Oct 23 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 15.8°N 82.1°W | 149 mi NE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
| Oct 23 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 15.8°N 82.6°W | 125 mi E of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Oct 23 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 15.9°N 83.1°W | 93 mi E of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Oct 23 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 16.0°N 83.6°W | 61 mi ENE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Oct 24 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 16.2°N 84.3°W | 33 mi NNE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Oct 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 16.5°N 85.2°W | 37 mi N of Iriona, Honduras |
| Oct 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 990 mb | 16.8°N 86.3°W | 79 mi NNE of La Ceiba, Honduras |
| Oct 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 984 mb | 17.0°N 87.3°W | 69 mi ESE of Belize City, Belize |
| Oct 25 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 977 mb | 17.2°N 88.2°W | 21 mi S of Belize City, Belize |
| Oct 25 01:00 | Cat 2 LANDFALL | 98 mph | 977 mb | 17.2°N 88.3°W | 22 mi SSW of Belize City, Belize |
| Oct 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 17.4°N 89.2°W | 19 mi NNW of San Ignacio, Belize |
| Oct 25 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 997 mb | 17.7°N 90.0°W | 54 mi N of San Benito, Guatemala |
| Oct 25 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1000 mb | 18.0°N 90.8°W | 42 mi S of Escárcega, Campeche, Mexico |
| Oct 26 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1002 mb | 18.4°N 91.5°W | 27 mi SE of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
| Oct 26 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 19.1°N 92.3°W | 44 mi NW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
| Oct 26 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1004 mb | 20.1°N 92.9°W | 109 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico |
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Questions
Richard made landfall once: 17 mi NNW of Dangriga, Belize on October 25, 2010 at 01:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 98 mph winds.
At its peak on October 25, 2010, Richard was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 977 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.
6.8 days, from October 19, 2010 to October 26, 2010, including 30 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,198 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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