2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season (Addict)

The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season was the most active and costliest season since 2017. The season officially started on June 1 and ended on November 30. The first storm, Alex developed on June 4, while the last storm, Tobias formed early December 5. Throughout the season. Many hurricanes formed, which 5 became major hurricanes. This made the season have the highest amount of major hurricanes since 2005.

Tropical Storm Alex struck Cape Verde as a weak tropical storm, leaving 5 deaths and a minimal amount of damage. Hurricane Bonnie affected the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico as a tropical storm and a Category 1 hurricane. Colin produced rip currents in North Carolina. Danielle and Earl both caused millions of dollars in damage while they affected land. The most intense storm of the season was Hurricane Gaston. Gaston became the first Category 5 hurricane to form outside of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico since Irma in 2017. Hurricane Ian left 16 fatalities in Veracruz, Mexico. Hurricane Karl was the deadliest storm of the season. Causing 21,000-25,000 deaths in Cuba, making it the second deadliest storm on record, surpassing Mitch in 1998. This made the 2022 season the second deadliest season on record, surpassing the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Lisa and Tropical Storm Martin affected Belize and Honduras with torrential rains. Hurricane Owen developed near the Azores during October. Paula made landfall in Guatemala as a weakening tropical storm. Hurricane Richard formed late October and caused 29 fatalities in Yucatan and 6 in the United States. Tropical Storm Shary became the 2nd storm to move eastward on record. The first being Lenny in 1999. Tropical Storm Tobias later became the first storm to form in December since Olga in 2007.

The 2022 season shattered tons of records. Hurricane Gaston became the 6th most intense Atlantic hurricane, tied with Camille of 1969. Hurricane Karl was the 4th costliest Atlantic hurricane on record surpassing Ike with $49 billion in damage. Karl was also the 2nd deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record, surpassing Mitch with 21,000 deaths. Hurricane Richard spawned 134 tornadoes in the United States, surpassing the record set by Ivan in 2004.

Accumulated Cyclone Energy
The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is 185.35 units, the highest since 2005.