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| Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Hurricane Ian at its strongest hitting southwest Florida on September 28, 2022 | |
| Formed | September 23, 2022 |
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| Dissipated | October 2, 2022 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 160 mph (260 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 937 mbar (hPa); 27.67 inHg |
| Fatalities | 161 total |
| Damage | $113 billion (2022 USD) |
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| Part of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Ian was a devastating and powerful category 5 hurricane. It was the second major hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. It affected parts of Florida, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, the Carolinas, and Virginia.
Hurricane Ian started out as a tropical wave east of the Windward Islands. It was located by the National Hurricane Center on September 19, 2022. It passed over Trinidad and Tobago two days later. The storm became a tropical depression on September 23, and it was named Ian as it gained tropical storm status the next day as it moved south of Hispaniola.
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