Hurricane Blas (2022)

Hurricane Blas was a Category 1 hurricane that brought winds and flooding to several Mexican states in June 2022. The second named storm and second hurricane of the 2022 Pacific hurricane season, Blas developed from a low-pressure area off the coast of southwestern Mexico. It became a tropical depression on June 14. and strengthened into a tropical storm later that same day. Blas became a hurricane the next day, while paralleling the coast. The system reached its peak intensity on June 17, at 15:00 UTC, with maximum sustained winds of 80 knots (90 mph; 150 km/h) and a central pressure of 976 mbar (28.82 inHg). Later, Blas turned to the west and weakened, becoming a tropical depression on June 20, before transitioning into a post-tropical cyclone on that same day.

Hurricane Blas
Blas displaying an eye while intensifying off the Mexican coast on June 16
Meteorological history
FormedJune 14, 2022
Post-tropicalJune 19, 2022
DissipatedJune 24, 2022
Category 1 hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds85 mph (140 km/h)
Lowest pressure978 mbar (hPa); 28.88 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities4
DamageMinimal
Areas affectedSouthwestern Mexico, Revillagigedo Islands
IBTrACS

Part of the 2022 Pacific hurricane season

Damage from the hurricane was minor as it remained offshore. All totaled, Blas was responsible for the deaths of four people in Mexico.

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