2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast Facts

Here is a look at the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.

Follow the storm tracker for the path and forecasts of the latest storm.

Facts

The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. The areas covered include the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

The National Weather Service defines a hurricane as a “tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 74 mph (64 knots) or higher.”

Hurricanes are rated according to intensity of sustained winds on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The 1-5 scale estimates potential property damage.

A Category 3 or higher is considered a major hurricane.

The National Hurricane Center advises preparedness. National Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 1-7, 2022.

A hurricane watch indicates the possibility that a region could experience hurricane conditions within 48 hours.

A hurricane warning indicates that sustained winds of at least 74 mph are expected within 36 hours.

Predictions

April 7, 2022 - The Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project team predicts an “above-normal” Atlantic hurricane season. The team forecasts 19 named storms, including nine hurricanes, four of which will be major hurricanes. On June 2, CSU researchers increase their forecast, calling for a “well above-average” 2022 season. The team now predicts 20 named storms, including 10 named storms, of which five are forecast to be major.

May 24, 2022 - The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts a 65% chance for an above-normal season, predicting that there is a 70% chance of having 14 to 21 named storms, of which six to 10 could develop into hurricanes, including three to six major hurricanes (Categories 3-5).

August 4, 2022 - Updated forecasts released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Colorado State University show the 2022 hurricane season is still expected to be above-normal.

2022 Atlantic Storm Names

Tropical Storm Alex

June 5, 2022 - Tropical Storm Alex forms about 690 miles west-southwest of Bermuda.
June 6, 2022 - Weakens to a post-tropical cyclone.

Tropical Storm Bonnie

July 1, 2022 - Tropical Storm Bonnie forms in the southern Caribbean and then makes landfall near the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Tropical Storm Colin

July 2, 2022 - Tropical Storm Colin forms near the South Carolina coast. It weakens to a tropical depression late in the evening.
July 3, 2022 - Dissipates over eastern North Carolina.

Hurricane Danielle

September 1, 2022 - Tropical Storm Danielle forms in the North Atlantic.
September 2, 2022 - Strengthens into a hurricane, making it the first hurricane of the season.
September 3, 2022 - Weakens to a tropical storm but strengthens back into a hurricane later in the day.

Hurricane Earl

September 2, 2022 - Tropical Storm Earl forms south near the Caribbean, 185 miles east of the Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
September 6, 2022 - Strengthens into a hurricane.
September 10, 2022 - Downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.

Hurricane Fiona

September 14, 2022 - Tropical Storm Fiona forms in the Atlantic, 625 miles east of the Leeward Islands.
September 16, 2022 - Tropical Storm Fiona passes by Guadeloupe.
September 18, 2022 - Fiona makes landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 1 hurricane. The hurricane causes catastrophic flooding.
September 19, 2022 - Fiona makes landfall in the Dominican Republic.
September 20, 2022 - Strengthens to a Category 3 hurricane.
September 24, 2022 - Fiona morphs into a post-tropical cyclone and makes landfall in Canada’s Nova Scotia.

- The storm directly caused seven deaths - two in Puerto Rico, two in the Dominican Republic, two in Canada and one in Guadeloupe.

Tropical Storm Gaston

September 20, 2022 - Tropical Storm Gaston forms over the central Atlantic.
September 26, 2022 - Weakens to a post-tropical cyclone.

Tropical Storm Hermine

September 23, 2022 - Tropical Storm Hermine forms in the Atlantic.
September 25, 2022 - Weakens to a post-tropical cyclone.

Hurricane Ian

September 23, 2022 - Tropical Storm Ian forms over the central Caribbean.
September 26, 2022 - Strengthens into a hurricane.
September 27, 2022 - Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 storm, leaving the entire island without power.
September 28, 2022 - Hurricane Ian makes landfall along the southwestern coast of Florida near Cayo Costa as a powerful Category 4 storm.
September 30, 2022 - Hurricane Ian makes landfall near Georgetown, South Carolina, as a Category 1 storm, before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.

- The storm directly caused at least 66 fatalities in Florida.

Hurricane Julia

October 7, 2022 - Tropical Storm Julia forms in the southern Caribbean near the Guajira Peninsula in Colombia.
October 9, 2022 - Julia makes landfall near Laguna De Perlas in Nicaragua as a Category 1 storm.
October 10, 2022 - Julia moves along the northwestern coasts of Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.

- Julia is blamed for 35 direct deaths across Central America.

Tropical Storm Karl

October 11, 2022 - Tropical Storm Karl forms in the Bay of Campeche.
October 15, 2022 - Weakens to a post-tropical cylcone.

Hurricane Lisa

October 31, 2022 - Tropical Storm Lisa forms in the Caribbean.
November 2, 2022 - Strengthens into a hurricane. Later in the day, Lisa makes landfall in Belize.
November 5, 2022 - Lisa dissipates.

Hurricane Martin

November 1, 2022 - Tropical Storm Martin forms in the Atlantic.
November 2, 2022 - Strengthens into a hurricane.
November 3, 2022 - Weakens to a post-tropical cyclone.

Hurricane Nicole

November 7, 2022 - Subtropical Storm Nicole forms northeast of the Bahamas.
November 8, 2022 - Nicole transitions to a tropical storm.
November 9, 2022 - Nicole makes landfall on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, and later strengthens into a hurricane.
November 10, 2022 - Nicole makes landfall near Vero Beach, Florida, killing at least five people.