Hurricane Ian (Category 5)

Invest 98L, a tropical wave off of Africa, formed into TD 11 of the 2022 Hurricane Season. TD 11 slowly strengthened to become TS Ian. Ian deepened a lot, and became a Category 1 the next day, after rapidly intensifying. It reached Category 2, before shear brought it down to a TS. It affected the Lesser Antilles as a TS, and weakened to a TD when it affected Puerto Rico. It slowly regained strength, but when it approached the Bahamas, it started to strengthen rapidly. By the next day, the storm was a TS, and it reached Category 1 status at night. It reached Category 2, when it had an EWRC. After the EWRC, the storm deepened, and by the time it made landfall in Nassau, it reached major hurricane status. It weakened to a high-end Category 2, and then it underwent another EWRC. It once again rapidly strengthened, reaching high-end Category 3 status at night. The next day, it reached Category 4 status, and by the night, it reached Category 5 status. It reached a peak intensity of 164MPH before making landfall in Miami.