Hurricane Kay (2022)

Hurricane Kay
Hurricane Kay at peak intensity on September 7.
Meteorological history
FormedSeptember 4, 2022
Remnant lowSeptember 9, 2022
DissipatedSeptember 13, 2022
Category 2 hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds100 mph (155 km/h)
Lowest pressure968 mbar (hPa); 28.59 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities6
Damage$10.6 million (2022 USD)
Areas affectedSouthwestern Mexico, Baja California Peninsula, Southwestern United States
IBTrACS / [1]

Part of the 2022 Pacific hurricane season

Hurricane Kay was a Category 2 hurricane that made landfall along the Pacific coast of the Baja California peninsula as a tropical storm. The twelfth named storm and eighth hurricane of the 2022 Pacific hurricane season, Kay originated from an area of disturbed weather that formed south of southern Mexico. Overall, damage from Kay totaled $10.62 million and it was responsible for five fatalities. Rain from the storm proved beneficial for firefighters battling the Fairview Fire in Southern California.

  1. ^ Bucci, Lisa; Reinhart, Brad (April 3, 2023). Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Kay (PDF) (Report). Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved April 14, 2023.