Note: This report catalogs recent tropical cyclones across the North Atlantic and East Pacific and places each basin’s tropical cyclone activity in a climate-scale context. It is not updated in real time. Users seeking the real time status and forecasts of tropical cyclones should visit The National Hurricane Center.
  • Northeast Pacific Basin
  • Atlantic Basin

    • Northeast Pacific Basin

    Blas
    Tropical Storm Blas Satellite Image
    		 Blas Track
    Tropical Storm Blas Forecast Track

    Safir Simpson Color Legend for Track Map from Unisys
    Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend
    Tropical Cyclone Summary
    Tropical Cyclone Blas
    Cyclogenesis Date 06/17
    Cyclolysis Date 06/21
    Highest Saffir-Simpson Category TS
    Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind 65 mph (55 kt or 105 km/h)
    Min Pressure 992 mbar
    Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) 2.34 x 104
    Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds) No landfall
    Deaths N/A
    *The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data.

    celia
    Hurricane Celia Satellite Image
    		 Celia Track
    Hurricane Celia Forecast Track

    Safir Simpson Color Legend for Track Map from Unisys
    Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend

    Celia was the first hurricane of the 2010 East Pacific tropical cyclone season. Celia formed as a tropical low on June 17th and was upgraded to a tropical depression on the 19th. Between the 19th and the 24th, Celia underwent several cycles of strengthening and weakening between tropical storm, Category 1, and Category 2 hurricane. On the 24th Celia strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/hr) and a minimum central pressure of 936 mb. Celia is only the second Category 5 hurricane ever recorded for the East Pacific Ocean during the month of June. The other June Category 5 Hurricane was Ava in 1973 which also had maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/hr). After the 25th, Celia slowly weakened to a tropical depression and eventually a remnant low. The National Hurricane issued its last advisory for Celia on the 28th. Celia did not affect any landmass during the lifetime of the storm. More information on Hurricane Celia is available from the NOAA National Hurricane Center.

    Tropical Cyclone Summary
    Tropical Cyclone Celia
    Cyclogenesis Date 06/19
    Cyclolysis Date 06/28
    Highest Saffir-Simpson Category Cat 5
    Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind 161 mph (140 kt or 259 km/h)
    Min Pressure 926 mbar
    Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) 25.0800 x 104
    Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds) No landfall to–date
    Deaths N/A
    *The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data.



    celia
    Tropical Storm Darby Satellite Image
    		 Celia Track
    Tropical Storm Darby Forecast Track
    Tropical Cyclone Summary
    Tropical Cyclone Darby
    Cyclogenesis Date 06/23
    Cyclolysis Date 06/28
    Highest Saffir-Simpson Category Cat 3
    Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind 121 mph (105 kt or 194 km/h)
    Min Pressure 960 mbar
    Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) 10.3775 x 104
    Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds) No landfall to–date
    Deaths N/A
    *The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data.



    Atlantic Basin

    alex
    Tropical Storm Alex Satellite Image
    		 Alex Track
    Tropical Storm Alex Forecast Track

    Hurricane Alex was the first tropical cyclone of the 2010 Atlantic Season. The tropical depression formed on June 25th in the western Caribbean Sea. Alex strengthened to a tropical storm on the 26th and made landfall on the same day in Belize with maximum sustained winds near 60 mph (97 km/hr). Alex moved across the Yucatan Peninsula and weakened to a tropical depression on the 27th. Early on the 28th, Alex re-emerged over water in the Bay of Campeche and re-strengthened to tropical storm status. The storm moved northwestwardly into the Gulf of Mexico and strengthened to a hurricane on the 29th. Alex made landfall on June 30th along the northern Mexican coast near the Texas border as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. Hurricane Alex was the strongest June hurricane in the basin since Hurricane Alma in 1966, which had winds of 125 mph (201 km/hr). Alex is also the first June hurricane to form in the Atlantic basin since Hurricane Allison in 1995. More information on Hurricane Alex is available from the NOAA National Hurricane Center.

    Tropical Cyclone Summary
    Tropical Cyclone Alex
    Cyclogenesis Date 06/26
    Cyclolysis Date 07/01
    Highest Saffir-Simpson Category Cat 2
    Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind 98 mph (85 kt or 157 km/h)
    Min Pressure 947 mbar
    Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) 6.7825 x 104
    Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds) 06/26 - near Belize City, Belize ( 52 kt or 97 km/h ) and 07/01 - Soto la Mexico ( 92 kt or 169 km/h)
    Deaths 19
    *The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data.

Citing This Report

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Monthly Tropical Cyclones Report for June 2010, published online July 2010, retrieved on April 23, 2024 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/tropical-cyclones/201006.