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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Earl (2010)
24 August 2010 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Earl formed in the North Atlantic basin on 24 August 2010 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 927 hPa. It made landfall in Canada. It killed at least 8 people.
- Formed
- 24 August 2010
- Dissipated
- 6 September 2010
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 927 hPa
- Deaths
- 8
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Canada120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Igor250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Julia222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Danielle213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Karl204 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Alex176 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Paula167 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Richard157 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Tomas157 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth