Hurricane Fiona

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Hurricane Fiona was a large, powerful, and destructive tropical cyclone in mid-to-late September 2022. The storm affected many Caribbean countries, Bermuda, and Atlantic Canada. It caused at least 29 deaths and 3 billion US dollars in damages across 7 countries, with the majority of deaths and damage occurring in Puerto Rico. It was the most intense post-tropical cyclone to hit Canada on record, and also the costliest cyclone to hit Canada until this record was broken by Debby in 2024. It was the sixth named storm, third hurricane and first major hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Fiona developed from a tropical wave that emerged from West Africa, before developing into a tropical depression east of the Leeward Islands on September 14. Though under the influence of moderate to strong wind shear, the system was able to strengthen, becoming Tropical Storm Fiona later that same day. On September 16, Fiona passed over Guadeloupe and entered the Caribbean Sea, where atmospheric...

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