Hurricane Tomas was a moderately powerful late-season tropical cyclone which became the latest Atlantic hurricane on record in the calendar year to strike the Windward Islands. The nineteenth named storm and twelfth hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Tomas developed from a tropical wave east of the Windward Islands on October 29. Quickly intensifying into a hurricane, it moved through the Windward Islands and passed over Saint Lucia. After reaching Category 2 status on the Saffir–Simpson scale, Tomas quickly weakened to a tropical storm in the central Caribbean Sea, due to strong wind shear and dry air. Tomas later reintensified into a hurricane near the Windward passage. Category 2 hurricane: peak winds of 100 mph (85 knots), lowest pressure 982 mb. October 29 – November 10, 2010. Landfalls: October 30 at 70 mph, 13.0°N 59.5°W; October 30 at 100 mph, 13.4°N 61.2°W; November 6 at 70 mph, 21.7°N 71.6°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 11.9. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL212010 (public domain).