1922 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1922 Atlantic hurricane season was the first season since 1914 in which no hurricanes made landfall in the United States. Although no "hurricane season" was defined at the time, the present-day delineation of such is June 1 to November 30. The first system, a tropical depression, developed on May 12, while the last, also a tropical depression, dissipated on October 31. Of note, seven of the fourteen cyclones co-existed with another tropical cyclone during the season, including three systems being simultaneously active on September 22.

Of the season's fourteen tropical cyclones, ACE is a metric used to express the energy used by a tropical cyclone during its lifetime. Therefore, a storm with a longer duration will have high values of ACE. It is only calculated at six-hour increments in which specific tropical and subtropical systems are either at or above sustained wind speeds of , which is the threshold for tropical storm intensity. Thus, tropical depressions are not included here.

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Systems

Tropical Storm One

Observations from ships indicated that a tropical depression developed offshore Cabo Gracias a Dios, Nicaragua, on June 12. The depression continued northwestward without significantly intensifying. Heavy rains fell in the Swan Islands of Honduras on June 12 and June 13. while killing hundreds of animals and at least 100 people. The storm and its remnants brought heavy rainfall to Rio Grande valley, causing flooding. In Texas, the river at Eagle Pass reached , above flood stage. Two bridges washed away, while businesses and homes were damaged. Farther down the river, the swollen crest of the Rio Grande and San Juan rivers merged, causing significant flooding in Cameron and Hidalgo counties. Many towns in both counties suffered severe damage. It was estimated that damage to crops alone reached about $2 million. On the Mexico side of the river, water inundated more than of agricultural lands. Infrastructure such as roads, bridges, railroads, and buildings were damaged. Floodwaters stranded nearly 1,000 farmers in both countries. Aviators acting on behalf of the Red Cross dropped bags of food to those left isolated.

Hurricane Two

A northeast-southwest oriented trough developed into a tropical depression about east-southeast of Barbados early on September 13. Winds peaked at on Bermuda, causing severe damaged, while the coast experienced a storm surge reaching in height, the highest tides observed on the island since the hurricane of 1899. The abnormally high tides flooded numerous homes and streets near the harbor, including the Flatts Bridge. One death occurred at the dockyard after a sailor fell overboard from the H.M.S. Capetown, which was anchored there. Winds severely damaged a number of buildings, including the Bermuda Cathedral and an old City Hall in Hamilton. Debris littered the streets, including fallen trees and toppled walls. Repairs costs to government buildings was estimated at $221,209, Several locations in Western Europe recorded mostly light wind speeds in association with the remnants of the storm. A few fatalities occurred in the Yucatán Peninsula.

Tropical Storm Five

A low-pressure area previously associated with a frontal boundary developed into a tropical depression just north of Honduras on October 12.

References

External links

Unisys tracking data for 1922