Hurricane Karl (2010)
| Category 3 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Hurricane Karl viewed from the Terra satellite. | |
| Formed | September 14, 2010 |
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| Dissipated | September 18, 2010 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 125 mph (205 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 956 mbar (hPa); 28.23 inHg |
| Fatalities | 22 total |
| Damage | $5.6 billion (2010 USD) |
| Areas affected | Belize, Yucatán Peninsula, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Part of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Karl was the fifth and final major hurricane of 2010's Atlantic hurricane season. It became the most damaging hurricane to ever impact the Mexican state of Veracruz.[1] As of September 23, 22 people have been confirmed killed, most of which were in the state of Veracruz. Preliminary losses from the storm are estimated at 70 billion MXN ($5.6 billion USD).[2] Despite the destruction, the name Karl was not retired.
Sources
[change | change source]- ↑ (in Spanish) Unattributed (December 14, 2010). "Tras temporada de huracanes, recuento de daños". Crónica del Poder. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
- ↑ (in Spanish) http://www.poresto.net/ver_nota.php?zona=yucatan&idSeccion=15&idTitulo=46314 Archived 2013-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
Other websites
[change | change source]- The NHC's Tropical Cyclone Report on Hurricane Karl
- The NHC's Advisory Archive for Hurricane Karl
- The NHC's Graphic Archive for Hurricane Karl
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