Timeline of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season

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First system formedJune 5, 2022
Last system dissipatedNovember 11, 2022
By maximum sustained windsIan
Maximum winds160 mph (260 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
Timeline of the
2022 Atlantic hurricane season
A map of the tracks of all the storms of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.
Season summary map
Season boundaries
First system formedJune 5, 2022
Last system dissipatedNovember 11, 2022
Strongest system
By maximum sustained windsIan
  Maximum winds160 mph (260 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
  Lowest pressure937 mbar (hPa; 27.67 inHg)
By central pressureFiona
  Maximum winds140 mph (220 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
  Lowest pressure931 mbar (hPa; 27.49 inHg)
Longest lasting system
NameFiona
Duration9.75 days
Storm articles
Other years
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season saw an average number of named storms and hurricanes, and below average number major hurricanes (category 3 or higher on the 5-level Saffir–Simpson wind speed scale). There were fourteen named storms during the season; eight of them strengthened into a hurricane, and two of those reached major hurricane intensity.[1][2] The season officially began on June 1, and ended on November 30. These dates, adopted by convention, historically describe the period in each year when most subtropical or tropical cyclogenesis occurs in the Atlantic Ocean.[3] No subtropical or tropical development occurred in the Atlantic prior to the start of the season, making this the first since 2014 not to have a pre-season named storm.[4] The season's first storm, Tropical Storm Alex, formed on June 5, and the last, Hurricane Nicole, dissipated on November 11.

Tropical cyclone formation ceased for several weeks beginning in early July, and for the first time since 1941 there were no named storm in the Atlantic basin between July 3 and August 30.[5] This season, two systems, Bonnie and Julia, survived the crossover between the Atlantic and Pacific basins.[6] The season's largest and most powerful hurricanes were Fiona and Ian. Fiona brought heavy flooding, significant damage, and loss of life along its path from the Lesser Antilles to Eastern Canada. Ian made landfall in Western Cuba and in Florida, where it hit at Category 4 strength, causing massive storm surge and flooding, along with widespread destruction.[7]

This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season. It includes information that was not released throughout the season, meaning that data from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as a storm that was not initially warned upon, has been included.

The time stamp for each event is first stated using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the 24-hour clock where 00:00 = midnight UTC.[8] The NHC uses both UTC and the time zone where the center of the tropical cyclone is currently located. The time zones utilized (east to west) are: Greenwich, Cape Verde, Atlantic, Eastern, and Central.[9] In this timeline, the respective area time is included in parentheses. Additionally, figures for maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (miles, or kilometers), following National Hurricane Center practice. Direct wind observations are rounded to the nearest whole number. Atmospheric pressures are listed to the nearest millibar and nearest hundredth of an inch of mercury.

June

Hurricane Nicole (2022)Hurricane Lisa (2022)Hurricane Julia (2022)Tropical Storm Hermine (2022)Hurricane IanHurricane FionaHurricane Earl (2022)Hurricane Bonnie (2022)Tropical Storm Alex (2022)Saffir–Simpson scale

June 1

  • The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins.[3]

June 5

A satellite image of Tropical Storm Alex at its peak intensity on June 5, 2022.
Tropical Storm Alex at peak intensity west of Bermuda on June 5

June 6

July

July 1

July 2

August

  • No tropical cyclones form in the basin during the month of August.[nb 4]

September

September 1

September 2

September 3

September 4

A satellite photo of Tropical Storm Earl (bottom left) and Hurricane Danielle (top right) both active simultaneously on September 5, 2022.
Tropical Storm Earl (bottom left) and Hurricane Danielle (top right) on September 5

September 7

September 8

September 9

September 10

September 14

September 16

September 18

September 19

September 20

September 21

September 22

September 23

A satellite animation of Hurricane Fiona passing between Bermuda and the East Coast of the United States on the morning of September 23, 2022.
Satellite loop of Hurricane Fiona passing between Bermuda and the U.S. Atlantic seaboard on the morning of September 23

September 24

September 25

September 26

September 27

September 28

Hurricane Ian approaching Southwest Florida while a Category 5 hurricane on September 28, 2022.
Hurricane Ian at near peak intensity approaching southwest Florida on September 28

September 29

September 30

October

October 1

October 4

October 7

October 9

An Infared image of Hurricane Julia making landfall in Nicaragua on October 9, 2022.
Hurricane Julia making landfall in Nicaragua on October 9

October 11

October 12

October 14

October 15

October 31

November

November 1

A satellite photo of Tropical Storm Lisa (center left, approaching Central America) and Tropical Storm Martin (upper right, over the open Atlantic Ocean southeast of Atlantic Canada) on November 1, 2022.
Tropical Storm Lisa (center left) and Tropical Storm Martin (upper right) on November 1

November 2

November 3

November 5

November 7

November 8

November 9

A visible infrared satellite loop of Hurricane Nicole approaching and making landfall on the east coast of Florida on November 10.
Hurricane Nicole approaching and making landfall on the east coast of Florida on November 10

November 10

November 11

November 30

  • The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends.[3]

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