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Paula — 2010

Peak intensity: Cat 2 (103 mph). Active October 11–October 15, 2010 (5 days). Made 2 landfalls.

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  1. By the numbers
  2. Storm summary
  3. Track and observations
  4. Location-specific summary

By the numbers

Peak winds
103 mph
Cat 2
Min pressure
981 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
21
6-hourly fixes
ACE
7.5
accumulated cyclone energy

Storm summary

A plain-language narrative summary for this storm is on the way. In the meantime, the key statistics above and the full observation log below come directly from HURDAT2, NOAA's official Atlantic hurricane database. Where the National Hurricane Center has published a Tropical Cyclone Report, a link to the official PDF will appear here.

Track and observations

The complete observation log below lists all 21 fixes from HURDAT2 — position, status, wind, and pressure at each interval over the storm's lifetime.

Show first 12 observations
Time Status Lat / Lon Winds Pressure
2010-10-11 00:00Z TD 13.9, -81.8 34 mph 1006 mb
2010-10-11 06:00Z TS 14.4, -82.5 40 mph 1005 mb
2010-10-11 12:00Z TSlandfall 15.0, -83.2 52 mph 1004 mb
2010-10-11 18:00Z TS 15.7, -83.8 69 mph 1001 mb
2010-10-12 00:00Z HU 16.5, -84.4 75 mph 996 mb
2010-10-12 06:00Z HU 17.3, -85.0 75 mph 991 mb
2010-10-12 12:00Z HU 18.1, -85.6 86 mph 986 mb
2010-10-12 18:00Z HU 18.8, -85.9 103 mph 981 mb
2010-10-13 00:00Z HU 19.6, -86.0 103 mph 981 mb
2010-10-13 06:00Z HU 20.3, -86.0 98 mph 984 mb
2010-10-13 12:00Z HU 20.9, -85.9 98 mph 987 mb
2010-10-13 18:00Z HU 21.4, -85.8 86 mph 990 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL182010