Atlantic 2022 season
Tropical Storm Karl (2022)
Tropical Storm Karl never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 58 mph sustained winds and was active from Oct 11, 2022 to Oct 15, 2022.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 50 kt / 58 mph / 93 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 997 mb |
| Active dates | Oct 11, 2022 – Oct 15, 2022 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 2.1 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Karl 2022. Nothing is estimated. The best-track table below shows one entry per day at 00:00 UTC; the full six-hourly record lives in the HURDAT2 database.
Best-track table (daily, 00:00 UTC)
| Date | Status | Max winds | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2022 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 20.2N 94.8W |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 22.4N 94.3W |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 20.9N 93.0W |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Post-tropical low | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 19.0N 92.7W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 1 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.