Hurricane Earl (September 4, 2010)

Introduction

Contributors:
R. Taylor, D. Frobel, G. Manson, D. Forbes, S. Solomon, D. Whalen, Geological Survey of Canada, Atlantic (GSCA) Dartmouth Nova Scotia;
D. Mercer, C. Fogarty, M. Szeto, Atlantic Storm Prediction Centre, Environment Canada, Dartmouth Nova Scotia
P. MacAuley, Tidal Section, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Department Fisheries and OceaNova Scotia, Dartmouth Nova Scotia

Scientific Reviewer: D. Utting, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources

Hurricane Earl off Florida Sept. 2, 2010 (courtesy of NOAA Satellite and Information Service, USA)

Hurricane Earl off Florida Sept. 2, 2010

(courtesy of NOAA Satellite and Information Service, USA)

Earl formed off the Cape Verde Islands on August 27th, 2010. As it moved west-northwest brushing the northeastern Caribbean Islands it attained Category 4 intensity. On Sept. 3rd and 4th, as Earl moved northeast past the US seaboard, its intensity dropped to Category 1, while the wind field expanded significantly. The central pressure of Earl remained in the low 960 millibar range as it made landfall as a 65 knot (kt), Category 1 hurricane about 35 km southwest of Liverpool, Nova Scotia at 10:30 am ADT, September 4th.