2022 Hurricane Names List & Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Summary

Every year the National Hurricane Center publishes the World Meteorological Organization‘s list of hurricane names (Tropical Cyclone Names). The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season was an active and troublesome one for the state of Florida as well as Puerto Rico, and more. 2022 saw a total of 14 named storms with 8 being hurricanes. Last year’s season was highlighted by Hurricane Ian in September, but there were other storms that caused plenty of damage as well. If you are interested what the hurricane names were for 2022 you can see the full list of names below.

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List of Storm Names for 2022 Hurricanes

In alphabetical order, the full list of hurricane names that were scheduled for potential use in 2022 are listed below. The names that were used for a “named storm” during 2022 are noted as “used”:

• Alex – used
• Bonnie – used
• Colin – used
• Danielle – used
• Earl – used
• Fiona – used
• Gaston – used
• Hermine – used
• Ian – used
• Julia – used
• Karl – used
• Lisa – used
• Martin – used
• Nicole – used
• Owen
• Paula
• Richard
• Shary
• Tobias
• Virginie
• Walter

Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Names, including those that were used for 2022 are determined by the World Meteorological Organization. You can learn more about the naming process at their page on Tropical Cyclone Naming. WMO has a total of six lists that are rotated. So the “2022 list will be used again in 2028.”

Retired 2022 Hurricane Names

The tropical cyclone names do change over time. This is because the WMO retires certain names from their rotating lists. A name is retired if it was used to name a storm that caused a significant amount of damage, both in terms of life and property.

Two 2022 names, “IAN” and “FIONA”, have both been retired by the WMO.

Summary of Hurricanes and Tropical Storms in 2022

The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially ended on November 30th, 2022. The 2022 season started early, and it was an active season. The 2022 season was about average in the number of storms, but the two major storms during 2022 caused catastrophic devastation and loss of life, especially Hurricane Ian in late September of 2022. How many hurricanes were there in 2022? How about tropical storms? Was it above or below the 2022 hurricane season predictions?

Below we provide an updated summary of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season with all the details you need, including number of hurricanes, major hurricanes, tropical storms, named storms, and more.

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