🌀 Blas · Category 1 · 85 mph
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 16, at 00:00 UTC, with maximum sustained winds of 75 knots and a central pressure of 978 mbar (28.88 inHg). Later, Blas turned to the west and weakened, becoming a tropical storm, before transitioning into a post-tropical cyclone on June 19. Category 1 hurricane: peak winds of 85 mph (75 knots), lowest pressure 978 mb. June 14 – June 22, 2022. Accumulated cyclone energy: 7.9. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track EP022022 (public domain).