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Eastern North Pacific Hurricane Season of 2010

Stacy R. Stewart National Hurricane Center, Miami, Florida

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01 Sep 2012
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Annual Weather Summaries in Monthly Weather Review
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-11-00152.1
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2769–2781
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Abstract

The 2010 eastern North Pacific hurricane season was one of the least active seasons on record. Only seven named storms developed, which is the lowest number observed at least since routine satellite coverage of that basin began in 1966. Furthermore, only three of those storms reached hurricane status, which is also the lowest number of hurricanes ever observed in the satellite-era season. However, two tropical storms made landfall: Agatha in Guatemala and Georgette in Mexico, with Agatha directly causing 190 deaths and moderate to severe property damage as a result of rain-induced floods and mud slides. On average, the National Hurricane Center track forecasts in the eastern North Pacific for 2010 were quite skillful.

Corresponding author address: Stacy R. Stewart, National Hurricane Center, 11691 SW 17th Street, Miami, FL 33165. E-mail: stacy.r.stewart@noaa.gov

Abstract

The 2010 eastern North Pacific hurricane season was one of the least active seasons on record. Only seven named storms developed, which is the lowest number observed at least since routine satellite coverage of that basin began in 1966. Furthermore, only three of those storms reached hurricane status, which is also the lowest number of hurricanes ever observed in the satellite-era season. However, two tropical storms made landfall: Agatha in Guatemala and Georgette in Mexico, with Agatha directly causing 190 deaths and moderate to severe property damage as a result of rain-induced floods and mud slides. On average, the National Hurricane Center track forecasts in the eastern North Pacific for 2010 were quite skillful.

Corresponding author address: Stacy R. Stewart, National Hurricane Center, 11691 SW 17th Street, Miami, FL 33165. E-mail: stacy.r.stewart@noaa.gov
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