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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Ian (2022)
22 September 2022 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Ian formed in the North Atlantic basin on 22 September 2022 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 937 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Cuba. It killed at least 84 people.
- Formed
- 22 September 2022
- Dissipated
- 1 October 2022
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 937 hPa
- Deaths
- 84
- Estimated Damage
- 112 billion US dollars
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4United States of America226 km/h
- Cat. 3Cuba204 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Fiona222 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Bonnie185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Earl176 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Lisa148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Danielle139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Julia139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Nicole120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Alex111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth