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The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is the third-most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, behind the 2005 and 2020 season. This is also the first season to use the auxiliary listed provided by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as a result of the withdrawal of the entire Greek alphabet which normally continued an exhausted rotated naming list. The season produced a near-record breaking 23 named tropical cyclones, 12 hurricanes which only 4 further attained major hurricane status. The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is the most active Atlantic season to not produce a Category 5 hurricane.

The season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30. These dates historically describe the period each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin and are adopted by convention. However, tropical cyclogenesis is possible at any time of the year, as demonstrated by the formation of Tropical Storm Alex on May 21.

The season's first hurricane, Colin, formed in mid-June in the central Gulf of Mexico and struck the Alabama-Florida Panhandle border. Colin caused three deaths and produced flooding in Florida, Alabama and Georgia, inflicting total damages of near $435 million (2022 USD). Strengthening over the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Owen continued to cause mass evacuations of the United States-Mexico border as over 1 million civilians evacuated as ordered by city mayors and the Texan governor, Greg Abbott. Owen made landfall as a weakening Category 4 but brought devastating storm surges that peaked at 12 feet in depth and brought flooding that inundated poorly-constructed neighborhoods. 42 people were killed as a result and damages alone in the landfall area exceeded $1.7 billion (2022 USD).

Most forecasting agencies projected a near-average or slightly above season, with many expecting near-normal sea surface temperatures but expressing uncertainty about the intensity of El Niño. Ultimately, activity in regards to number of named storms exceeded all forecasts, but the number of hurricanes and major hurricanes remained within the predicted range.

Seasonal forecasts[]

Predictions of tropical activity in the 2022 season
Source Date Named
storms
Hurricanes Major
hurricanes
Average (1981–2020) 14 7 3
Record high activity 30 15 7
Record low activity 4 2† 0†
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TSR December 16, 2021 14 6 2
CSU April 3, 2022 13 5 2
TSR April 6, 2022 14 6 3
NCSU April 15, 2022 14–17 6–8 3
TWC May 5, 2022 14 7 3
UKMO May 22, 2022 13* 6* 3*
NOAA May 23, 2022 14–19 6–8 3–4
TSR May 31, 2022 12 6 2
CSU June 6, 2022 14 6 2
UA June 14, 2022 16 8 3
TSR July 3, 2022 12 6 2
CSU July 12, 2022 14 6 2
CSU August 3, 2022 14 7 2
TSR August 5, 2022 13 6 2
NOAA August 12, 2022 16–20 7–10 3–5
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Actual activity 23 12 4
* June–November only.
† Most recent of several such occurrences.

Seasonal summary[]

Systems[]

Tropical Storm Alex[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
2022 Alex track-mc
DurationMay 21 – May 24
Peak intensity50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Bonnie[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
2022 Bonnie track-mc
DurationMay 30 – June 5
Peak intensity65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Colin[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
2022 Colin track-mc
DurationJune 10 – June 13
Peak intensity75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 992 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Danielle[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
2022 Danielle track-mc
DurationJune 24 – June 26
Peak intensity50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Earl[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
2022 Earl track-mc
DurationJuly 6 – July 8
Peak intensity60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Fiona[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
2022 Fiona track-mc
DurationJuly 20 – July 23
Peak intensity75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Gaston[]

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
2022 Gaston track-mc
DurationJuly 29 – August 5
Peak intensity115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 965 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Hermine[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
2022 Hermine track-mc
DurationAugust 2 – August 6
Peak intensity65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Ian[]

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
2022 Ian track-mc
DurationAugust 10 – August 15
Peak intensity120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 958 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Julia[]

Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)
2022 Julia track-mc
DurationAugust 21 – August 26
Peak intensity110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 973 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Karl[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
2022 Karl track-mc
DurationAugust 29 – September 2
Peak intensity90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 977 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Lisa[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
2022 Lisa track-mc
DurationSeptember 2 – September 5
Peak intensity50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Martin[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
2022 Martin track-mc
DurationSeptember 4 – September 11
Peak intensity80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa)

Subtropical Storm Nicole[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
2022 Nicole track-mc
DurationSeptember 10 – September 12
Peak intensity45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Owen[]

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
2022 Owen track-mc
DurationSeptember 15 – September 21
Peak intensity155 mph (250 km/h) (1-min) 929 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Paula[]

Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)
2022 Paula track-mc
DurationSeptember 20 – September 26
Peak intensity110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 970 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Richard[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
2022 Richard track-mc
DurationSeptember 28 – October 2
Peak intensity90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 975 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Shary[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
2022 Shary track-mc
DurationOctober 1 – October 5
Peak intensity75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Tobias[]

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
2022 Tobias track-mc
DurationOctober 3 – October 9
Peak intensity130 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) 947 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Virgine[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
2022 Virginie track-mc
DurationOctober 14 – October 17
Peak intensity70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 986 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Walter[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
2022 Walter track-mc
DurationOctober 25 – October 29
Peak intensity60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Anne[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
2022 Anne track-mc
DurationNovember 4 – November 7
Peak intensity50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Bri[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
2022 Bri track-mc
DurationNovember 7 – November 10
Peak intensity65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 993 mbar (hPa)

Storm names[]

See also: Tropical cyclone naming § North Atlantic Ocean

The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2022. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2028 season. This was the same list used in the 2016 season, with the exception of the names Martin and Owen, which replaced Matthew and Otto, respectively. The names Martin, Owen, Virginie and Walter were used for the first time this year. As a result of the near-record activity, the auxiliary list was used for the first time with Anne and Bri being used.

  • Alex
  • Bonnie
  • Colin
  • Danielle
  • Earl
  • Fiona
  • Gaston
  • Hermine
  • Ian
  • Julia
  • Karl
  • Lisa
  • Martin
  • Nicole
  • Owen
  • Paula
  • Richard
  • Shary
  • Tobias
  • Virginie
  • Walter
Auxiliary list
  • Anne
  • Bri
  • Carter (unused)
  • Dana (unused)
  • Evelyn (unused)
  • Fallon (unused)

Retirement[]

On March 15, 2022, during the 45th Sessions of the RA IV Hurricane Committee, the World Meteorological Organization retired the name Owen from its rotating name lists due to damages it caused, and it will never be used again for another Atlantic hurricane. It will be replaced with Ozzy for the 2028 season.

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