An Atlantic hurricane season with 14 named storms has ended, leaving residents in the Florida Keys to celebrate even as others around Florida and Puerto Rico continue to deal with the damage caused by Hurricanes Ian, Nicole and Fiona.
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Jai Somers, left, holds burning hurricane flags after they were doused with rum and set on fire by Paul Menta, right, to mark the end of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Key West, Fla. According to the National Hurricane Center, the 2022 season spawned 14 named tropical cyclones including eight hurricanes with two classified as major hurricanes.
This year's period saw eight hurricanes with winds of at least 74 mph , and two of them intensified to major hurricanes with winds reaching at least 111 mph , according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. An average hurricane season has 14 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes, forecasters said..
In late September, Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm in southwest Florida before leaving nearly 150 deaths and aas it moved northeast across the state. After making its way back to the Atlantic, the storm headed north and struck South Carolina as a Category 1 storm. With 150-mph maximum sustained winds, Hurricane Ian tied for the fifth-strongest hurricane ever to make landfall in the U.S., officials said.
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