&sq=&lang=&file=File:Bonnie_2022-07-05_1510Z.jpg) Bonnie at peak intensity south of Mexico on July 5 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 1, 2022 |
| Post-tropical | July 9, 2022 |
| Dissipated | July 11, 2022 |
| Category 3 major hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 115 mph (185 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 964 mbar (hPa); 28.47 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Damage | $25 million (2022 USD) |
| Areas affected | Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Venezuela, ABC Islands, Colombia, San Andres Island, Central America, Southwestern Mexico, Revillagigedo Islands |
| IBTrACS / [1][2] | |
Part of the 2022 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons | |
Hurricane Bonnie was a strong tropical cyclone that survived the crossover from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, the first to do so since Hurricane Otto in 2016.[3] The second named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, it originated from a strong tropical wave that moved off the west coast of Africa on June 23. Moving with little development despite favorable conditions, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) started advisories on it as Potential Tropical Cyclone Two late on June 27, due to its imminent threat to land. The disturbance finally organized into Tropical Storm Bonnie at 13:15 UTC on July 1, and made brief landfalls on the Costa Rica–Nicaragua border with winds of 50 miles per hour (80 km/h). It later became the fourth named storm, third hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2022 Pacific hurricane season after crossing Nicaragua and Costa Rica from east to west on July 2 and intensifying to a Category 3 hurricane on July 5. Bonnie rapidly weakened, dissipating over the North Pacific.
Bonnie was the first of two tropical cyclones in 2022 to cross from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the second being Hurricane Julia. At least 3,572 individuals were evacuated in Costa Rica. Heavy rains led to flooding and numerous mudslides, with 40 homes flooded in Trinidad and Tobago. A total of 5 people were killed, and damage was estimated at $25 million.[2][1]
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- ^ a b "Tropical Cyclone Report Hurricane Bonnie" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Hurricane Bonnie makes rare crossover into the Pacific Ocean". KSBY. July 4, 2022. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.