Hurricanes in Caribbean Netherlands
Hurricanes occurfrequently in Caribbean Netherlands. On average, they happen about 6 times a year. The hardest hit regions are Saba and Sint Eustatius.The hurricane season usually lasts from early June to late November.
The most severe hurricane to make landfall in Caribbean Netherlands in the past 12 months was »Fiona«. It reached a wind speed of up to 96 km/h on September 17, 2022 at 11:00 pm local time near The Bottom and was 79 kilometers in diameter at the time. According to the internationally accepted Saffir-Simpson classification, this corresponded to a tropical storm hurricane. On the open sea, speeds of up to 222 km/h were measured (category 4).
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Most violent hurricanes in Caribbean Netherlands since 2018
Julia: October 6-10, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 139 km/h
on land:
max. 56 km/h
Diameter:
max. 307 km
Air pressure:
below 982 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
Bonaire
Bonaire
Ian: September 22 to October 1, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 259 km/h
on land:
max. 56 km/h
Diameter:
max. 845 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 5
Affected regions
Bonaire
Bonaire
Ian: September 19 to October 2, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 250 km/h
on land:
max. 56 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1482 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
Bonaire
Bonaire
Fiona: September 14-27, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 222 km/h
on land:
max. 96 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1241 km
Air pressure:
below 931 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
Saba
Saba
Fiona: September 12-24, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 213 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 932 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Caribbean Netherlands. On September 17th, 2022 at 2:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 78 km south of Oranjestad in Sint Eustatius.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Grande Anse in Guadeloupe on September 16th at 2:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Grande Anse in Guadeloupe on September 16th at 2:00 pm.
Earl: September 2-15, 2022
Wind speed:
max. 176 km/h
on land:
max. 78 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1308 km
Air pressure:
below 948 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 2
Affected regions
Sint Eustatius
Saba
Sint Eustatius
Saba
Earl: August 27 to September 10, 2022
Wind speed:
max. 167 km/h
on land:
max. 74 km/h
Diameter:
max. 444 km
Air pressure:
below 954 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 2
Affected regions
Sint Eustatius
Saba
Sint Eustatius
Saba
Bonnie: June 27 to July 11, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 185 km/h
on land:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 444 km
Air pressure:
below 964 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 3
Affected regions
Bonaire
Bonaire
Bonnie: June 22 to July 9, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 185 km/h
on land:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 370 km
Air pressure:
below 964 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 3
Affected regions
Bonaire
Bonaire
Sam: September 22 to October 7, 2021
Wind speed:
max. 250 km/h
Diameter:
max. 2222 km
Air pressure:
below 927 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Caribbean Netherlands. On September 30th, 2021 at 2:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 379 km northwest of Oranjestad in Sint Eustatius.
Peter: September 19-22, 2021
Wind speed:
max. 83 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 1005 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
Sint Eustatius
Saba
Sint Eustatius
Saba
Grace: August 13-21, 2021
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 194 km/h
on land:
max. 59 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 967 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 3
Affected regions
Sint Eustatius
Saba
Sint Eustatius
Saba
Fred: August 9-20, 2021
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 102 km/h
on land:
max. 59 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 991 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
Sint Eustatius
Saba
Sint Eustatius
Saba
Elsa: June 30 to July 10, 2021
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 139 km/h
Diameter:
max. 667 km
Air pressure:
below 991 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Caribbean Netherlands. On July 2nd, 2021 at 5:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 199 km south of Oranjestad in Sint Eustatius.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Crane in Barbados on July 2nd at 5:00 am.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Crane in Barbados on July 2nd at 5:00 am.
Iota: November 12-18, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 250 km/h
on land:
max. 46 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1000 km
Air pressure:
below 917 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
Bonaire
Bonaire
Eta: October 31 to November 14, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 241 km/h
Diameter:
max. 815 km
Air pressure:
below 922 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Caribbean Netherlands. On October 31st, 2020 at 2:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 346 km northeast of Rincón in Bonaire.
Laura: August 20-29, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 241 km/h
on land:
max. 83 km/h
Diameter:
max. 741 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
Sint Eustatius
Saba
Sint Eustatius
Saba
Josephine: August 10-16, 2020
Wind speed:
max. 74 km/h
on land:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 1004 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
Saba
Saba
Isaias: July 28 to August 5, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 148 km/h
on land:
max. 96 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1111 km
Air pressure:
below 986 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
Sint Eustatius
Saba
Sint Eustatius
Saba
Dorian: August 24 to September 5, 2019
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 296 km/h
Diameter:
max. 111 km
Air pressure:
below 910 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 5
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Caribbean Netherlands. On August 28th, 2019 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 70 km east of The Bottom in Saba.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Crane in Barbados on August 26th at 5:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Crane in Barbados on August 26th at 5:00 pm.
These evaluations are based on data from the National Centers for Environmental Information of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Individual data have been summarized or translated.
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