Hurricanes in Montserrat
Hurricanes only occur occasionally in Montserrat. On average, they happen about 4 times a year. The hardest hit cities are Plymouth and Brades.The hurricane season usually lasts from early June to late November.
The most severe hurricane to make landfall in Montserrat in the past 12 months was »Fiona«. It reached a wind speed of up to 93 km/h on September 16, 2022 at 7:15 pm local time near Plymouth and was 37 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 Montserrat since 2018
Nicole: November 6-11, 2022
Wind speed:
max. 120 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1482 km
Air pressure:
below 980 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Montserrat. On November 6th, 2022 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 458 km northeast of Brades.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Hatillo in Puerto Rico on November 6th at 8:00 am.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Hatillo in Puerto Rico on November 6th at 8:00 am.
Nicole: November 5-11, 2022
Wind speed:
max. 120 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1482 km
Air pressure:
below 980 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Montserrat. On November 6th, 2022 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 458 km northeast of Brades.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near San Antonio in Puerto Rico on November 5th at 11:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near San Antonio in Puerto Rico on November 5th at 11:00 pm.
Lisa: October 27 to November 5, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 130 km/h
Diameter:
max. 370 km
Air pressure:
below 988 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Montserrat. On October 28th, 2022 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 479 km southeast of Plymouth.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Guatire in Venezuela on October 28th at 8:00 am.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Guatire in Venezuela on October 28th at 8:00 am.
Ian: September 22 to October 1, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 259 km/h
Diameter:
max. 845 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 5
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Montserrat. On September 22nd, 2022 at 2:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 529 km southeast of Plymouth.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Kralendijk in Caribbean Netherlands on September 22nd at 5:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Kralendijk in Caribbean Netherlands on September 22nd at 5:00 pm.
Ian: September 19 to October 2, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 250 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1482 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Montserrat. On September 22nd, 2022 at 11:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 499 km southeast of Plymouth.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Kralendijk in Caribbean Netherlands on September 22nd at 5:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Kralendijk in Caribbean Netherlands on September 22nd at 5:00 pm.
Fiona: September 14-27, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 222 km/h
on land:
max. 93 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1241 km
Air pressure:
below 931 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Most Affected Cities
Plymouth
Plymouth
Fiona: September 12-24, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 213 km/h
on land:
max. 93 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 932 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Most Affected Cities
Plymouth
Plymouth
Earl: September 2-15, 2022
Wind speed:
max. 176 km/h
on land:
max. 74 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1308 km
Air pressure:
below 948 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 2
Most Affected Cities
Brades
Brades
Earl: August 27 to September 10, 2022
Wind speed:
max. 167 km/h
on land:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 444 km
Air pressure:
below 954 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 2
Most Affected Cities
Brades
Brades
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 Montserrat. On September 29th, 2021 at 11:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 380 km northwest of Brades.
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
Most Affected Cities
Brades
Brades
Grace: August 13-21, 2021
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 194 km/h
on land:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 967 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 3
Most Affected Cities
Plymouth
Plymouth
Fred: August 9-20, 2021
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 102 km/h
on land:
max. 56 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 991 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Most Affected Cities
Plymouth
Plymouth
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 Montserrat. On July 2nd, 2021 at 5:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 148 km southeast of Plymouth.
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.
Laura: August 20-29, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 241 km/h
on land:
max. 78 km/h
Diameter:
max. 741 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Most Affected Cities
Brades
Brades
Josephine: August 10-16, 2020
Wind speed:
max. 74 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 1004 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Montserrat. On August 15th, 2020 at 8:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 150 km north of Brades.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Island Harbour in Anguilla on August 15th at 5:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Island Harbour in Anguilla on August 15th at 5:00 pm.
Isaias: July 28 to August 5, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 148 km/h
on land:
max. 87 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1111 km
Air pressure:
below 986 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Most Affected Cities
Plymouth
Plymouth
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 Montserrat. On August 27th, 2019 at 11:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 89 km southeast of Plymouth.
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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