The 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season

With help from data collected by the GOES 13 weather satellite, NOAA has put together this video showing the entire 2010 Atlantic Hurricane season summed up in a four-minute video. The video shows infrared imagery for the extent of the official season from June 1 through November 30.

Being termed the ‘gentle giant’, the 2010 Hurricane Season was just that; giant in the sense that it had the third highest number of named storms, and gentle in the sense that the U.S. was spared any landfall from a major storm. Here are some details from NOAA’s summary of the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane season:

In the Atlantic Basin a total of 19 named storms formed – tied with 1887 and 1995 for third highest on record. Of those, 12 became hurricanes – tied with 1969 for second highest on record. Five of those reached major hurricane status of Category 3 or higher.

These totals are within the ranges predicted in NOAA’s seasonal outlooks issued on May 27 (14-23 named storms; 8-14 hurricanes; 3-7 major hurricanes) and August 5 (14-20 named storms; 8-12 hurricanes; 4-6 major hurricanes). An average Atlantic season produces 11 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes.

READ: NOAA – Extremely Active Atlantic Hurricane Season was a ‘Gentle Giant’ for U.S.