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The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season was a destructive and deadly Atlantic hurricane season. Despite having an average number of named storms and below average amount of major hurricanes, [ nb 1 ] it became the fourth-costliest Atlantic hurricane season on record, behind only 2024 , 2005 , and 2017 , mostly due to Hurricane Ian .
August 2–3 - Across Puerto Rico, the outer bands of Tropical Storm Bertha dropped a general 3 to 5 in (76 to 127 mm) of rain, [92] with isolated areas reaching 10 in (250 mm), over areas suffering from a drought. [93] Accumulations peaked at 11.11 in (282 mm) in Adjuntas. [94] Landslides blocked a few roads around Aceitunas. [95]
June 1. The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins. [3]June 5. Tropical Storm Alex at peak intensity west of Bermuda on June 5. 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, June 4) at – Tropical Storm Alex forms from a low-pressure system about 85 mi (140 km) north of Grand Bahama Island
Drivers drive on a dark road after the passing of Hurricane Fiona that left the parts of the island without power, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. (Stephanie Rojas/)
Hurricane Maria, a strong Category 4 hurricane, made landfall on Sept. 20, 2017, devastating the U.S. territory. Researchers also identified 58.19 kilometers (36.2 miles) of dry beaches that have ...
In 2017, Hurricane Maria caused widespread death and damage to Puerto Rico. That, a Category 5 storm, claimed more than 2,975 lives and led to a nearly 11-month effort to restore electric service ...
Hurricane Earl was a large, long-lived Category 2 hurricane that brought heavy rain to Puerto Rico and Newfoundland in September 2022 despite remaining mostly out to sea. The fifth named storm and second hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season , Earl originated from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa on August 25.
The system, now known as potential tropical cyclone 18, prompted the governments of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica to issue a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning, respectively, the National ...