With the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane season upon us in 108 days, we thought we'd offer you a 2010 hurricane summary as well as current outlooks for the 2011 season.
The 2010 season was one of the most active on record with the most significant impact occurring across the Caribbean and Latin America. The 2010 season actually tied the 1995 and 1887 Atlantic Hurricane Seasons as third largest number of named storms. The 2010 season also ties the 1969 Atlantic Hurricane Season for second largest amount of hurricanes. In addition, the activity in the north Atlantic in 2010 exceeded the activity in the northwest Pacific Typhoon season. The only other known time this event happened was in 2005. Much of this hurricane activity is attributed to the effects of La Nina.
To summarize the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season:
Total Depressions: 21
Total Storms: 19
Total Hurricanes: 12 of which 5 were considered Major (category 3 or higher)
Total Damage: At least $11.424 billion USD
Total Fatalities: 259 direct, 23 indirect
The five hurricanes that reached major hurricane status were Danielle, Earl, Igor, Julia and Karl respectively.
To read the list of named 2010 storms & hurricanes, please visit: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2010atlan.shtml
Read the remainder of this article as well as the 2011 Hurricane Forecast
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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