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2010 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2010 Atlantic season had 18 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 12 of them hurricanes and 5 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from June 24, 2010 and the last ended on November 10, 2010. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Igor (2010), at 155 mph (250 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 163.9.

Storms
18
Hurricanes
12
Major
5
Category 5
0
ACE
163.9
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Hurricane AlexJun 24 – Jul 2110 mph946 mbCategory 2 hurricane2
Unnamed tropical depression 2, 2010 AtlanticJul 7 – Jul 1035 mph1005 mbTropical depression1
Tropical Storm BonnieJul 22 – Jul 2545 mph1005 mbTropical storm3
Tropical Storm ColinAug 2 – Aug 860 mph1005 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 5, 2010 AtlanticAug 10 – Aug 1835 mph1007 mbTropical depression—
Hurricane DanielleAug 21 – Sep 3130 mph942 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Hurricane EarlAug 24 – Sep 6145 mph927 mbCategory 4 hurricane2
Tropical Storm FionaAug 30 – Sep 465 mph998 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm GastonSep 1 – Sep 840 mph1005 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane IgorSep 8 – Sep 23155 mph924 mbCategory 4 hurricane1
Hurricane JuliaSep 12 – Sep 24140 mph948 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Hurricane KarlSep 13 – Sep 18125 mph956 mbCategory 3 hurricane2
Hurricane LisaSep 20 – Sep 2985 mph982 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm MatthewSep 23 – Sep 2660 mph998 mbTropical storm2
Tropical Storm NicoleSep 28 – Sep 3045 mph994 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane OttoOct 6 – Oct 1785 mph976 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Hurricane PaulaOct 11 – Oct 15105 mph981 mbCategory 2 hurricane2
Hurricane RichardOct 19 – Oct 26100 mph977 mbCategory 2 hurricane1
Hurricane SharyOct 28 – Oct 3075 mph989 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Hurricane TomasOct 29 – Nov 10100 mph982 mbCategory 2 hurricane3