Hurricane Danielle became the second hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season on Monday, August 23, 2010. Danielle became a Category 1 hurricane one day after it formed as a tropical storm in the far Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, August 22, 2010.http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/26/hurricanes.danielle.earl/

On the morning of August 26, 2010, Hurricane Danielle was packing sustained winds of 105 miles per hour, making it a strong Category 2 hurricane. The storm was located approximately 770 miles southeast of Bermuda. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center indicated that the storm would continue to strengthen in coming days, possibly becoming a major hurricane by Thursday, August 27, 2010 or Friday, August 28, 2010.http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT1+shtml/230240.shtml "Major" hurricanes are defined as those that reach Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale.http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/23/tropical.storm.danielle/?hpt=Sbin Category 3 hurricanes pack sustained winds of between 111 and 130 miles per hour.http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/26/hurricanes.danielle.earl/

On the morning of August 26, 2010, Hurricane Danielle was moving northwest at about 15 miles per hour. The exact path of Hurricane Danielle remained uncertain, but forecasters have indicated the storm could stay on its northwest course and eventually threaten Bermuda.http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT1+shtml/230240.shtml

Hurricane Danielle has formed in the far Atlantic, becoming the second hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season.

Tropical Storm Danielle became the fourth named storm and the second hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season, which began on June 1, 2010. The season was predicted by some forecasters to be an active one. June 2010 saw the birth of Hurricane Alex, which made landfall about 110 miles south of Brownsville, Texas, with minimal impact.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37992214/ At its peak, Hurricane Alex was a category 2 hurricane.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/23/tropical-storm-danielle-2_n_691154.html Tropical Storm Bonnie formed in July 2010, coming ashore in South Florida as a minimal tropical storm before weakening into a tropical depression back out in the Gulf of Mexico.http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/local/99020179.html

Tropical Storm Colin formed in the Caribbean on August 3, 2010. The storm weakened into a tropical depression as it moved over the Atlantic before strengthening again and causing strong rip currents from North Carolina to New Jersey.http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6745E220100805 http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/8100735/ Colin eventually dissipated over Bermuda on August 8, 2010.http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/08/bermuda.tropical.depression/index.html