After briefly weakening, Hurricane Celia re-strengthened to a
Category 2 hurricane on June 23, 2010, the U.S. National
Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. At 8:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight
Time (15:00 UTC) on June 23, Celia was located roughly 740 miles
(1,190 kilometers) south of the southern tip of Baja California.
The storm had maximum sustained winds of 100 miles (160
kilometers) per hour with higher gusts. Because the storm was
headed away from land, however, no coastal watches or warnings
were in effect. The Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured
this true-color image of Celia on June 22, 2010. Though not
distinct, a faint eye does appear near the center of the
hurricane. - National Hurricane Center. (2010, June 23).
Hurricane Celia Public Advisory. Accessed June 23, 2010. This
image originally appeared on the Earth Observatory. Click here
to view the full, original record.