Hurricane Earl 2010 Atlantic hurricane season
a vigorous tropical wave entered atlantic on august 23, developing tropical depression off western coast of africa 2 days later @ 06:00 utc. nascent depression steadily intensified moved west-northwest, becoming tropical storm earl 6 hours after formation , further strengthening hurricane 12:00 utc on august 29. weakness in steering ridge, created leading hurricane danielle, caused earl narrowly miss northern leeward islands strengthened category 4 hurricane on august 30. intensification temporarily stunted cyclone underwent eyewall replacement cycle, earl attained peak winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) 06:00 utc on september 2. increased shear , second replacement cycle caused hurricane rapidly weaken thereafter. weakened tropical storm 00:00 utc on september 4, , although system briefly re-attained hurricane intensity moved ashore near liverpool, nova scotia, earl transitioned extratropical cyclone twelve hours later. extratropical low merged system on labrador sea next day.
severe impacts earl in antigua , barbuda amounted ec $34 million ($12.6 million usd). 1 person electrocuted trying restore power. wind gusts neared or surpassed hurricane force across guadeloupe , french islands, peaking @ 105 mph (169 km/h) in gustavia. approximately 7,500 residents left without power across saint martin, saint barthelemy, , guadeloupe. heavy rainfall , strong wind gusts battered saint kitts , nevis, leaving streets flooded , many residences without power. in british leeward islands, wind gusts 88 mph (142 km/h) damaged or destroyed dozens of structures, resulting in $7 million in damage. substantial effects observed in u.s. virgin islands, total infrastructure losses placed @ $2.5 million , revenue losses deterred vacationers reached $10.7 million. flooding , downed power lines in puerto rico left 187,000 residents without power , additional 60,000 without water access. earl paralleled east coast of united states, produced varying degrees of impact; north carolina hardest hit, on $3.5 million in damage. 3 people killed in rough seas off florida, 1 person killed rough seas off maine, , 2 people killed rip currents off new jersey. approximately 940,000 people left without power across nova scotia , surrounding areas, 1 death occurred.
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