Hurricane Fiona
Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 2022
This article needs to be updated. (October 2022) |
Hurricane Fiona was a powerful tropical cyclone in mid-to-late September 2022. The storm crashed over Puerto Rico, the northern Dominican Republic, the eastern Bahamas, Bermuda and eastern Canada from Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island.[2]
| Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Hurricane Fiona near peak intensity southwest of Bermuda on September 22 | |
| Formed | September 14, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dissipated | September 28, 2022 |
| (Post-tropical after September 24, 2022) | |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 140 mph (220 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 931 mbar (hPa); 27.49 inHg |
| Fatalities | 29 total |
| Damage | ≥$3.09 billion (2022 USD)[1] |
| Areas affected | Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Lucayan Archipelago, Bermuda, Eastern Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Greenland |
| Part of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Fiona killed 21 or 22 people overall. It caused over 2 billion dollars in destruction. The storm died in late September 2022. It peaked at category 4 before hitting Bermuda and eastern Canada.[3]
On March 29, 2023, the name “Fiona” was retired due to its destruction in the Caribbean and Canada, it will be replaced with “Farrah” for 2028
References
change- ↑ "Events: Hurricane Fiona". Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters. National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Hurricane Fiona September 2022". Relief Web. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ↑ Fiona Hits Parts of Canada with Flooding, Power Outages and Destruction. New York Times (Report). Retrieved September 26, 2022.
