Hurricane Blas (2022)
Blas displaying an eye while intensifying off the Mexican coast on June 16 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | June 14, 2022 |
| Post-tropical | June 19, 2022 |
| Dissipated | June 24, 2022 |
| Category 1 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 85 mph (140 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 978 mbar (hPa); 28.88 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Damage | Minimal |
| Areas affected | Southwestern Mexico, Revillagigedo Islands |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2022 Pacific hurricane season | |
Hurricane Blas was a Category 1 hurricane that brought winds and flooding to several Mexican states in June 2022. The second named storm and second hurricane of the 2022 Pacific hurricane season, Blas developed from a low-pressure area off the coast of southwestern Mexico. It became a tropical depression on June 14. and strengthened into a tropical storm later that same day. Blas became a hurricane the next day, while paralleling the coast. The system reached its peak intensity on June 17, at 15:00 UTC, with maximum sustained winds of 80 knots (90 mph; 150 km/h) and a central pressure of 976 mbar (28.82 inHg). Later, Blas turned to the west and weakened, becoming a tropical depression on June 20, before transitioning into a post-tropical cyclone on that same day.
Damage from the hurricane was minor as it remained offshore. All totaled, Blas was responsible for the deaths of four people in Mexico.