Hurricane Julia (2010)

The storm developed rapidly on 12 September 2010 from a tropical wave near Cape Verde. It reached hurricane status on 14 September and then intensified from a minimal hurricane to a low-end Category 4 in only 24 hours, making it the easternmost Category 4 recorded in the Atlantic basin since reliable satellite observations became available. It never posed a significant threat to land and related damage was minimal.

Formed (UTC)

2010-09-12

Dissipated (UTC)

2010-09-24

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

120

Basin it formed in

North Atlantic

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2010255N13340

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: atlantic hurricane, 2010 season, cape verde, open atlantic, rapid intensification

Coordinates: 25.42883364619098, -48.49460037542918

Part of Atlantic hurricanes of category 4 and above in the 2008 to 2016 seasons

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