Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 11–15, 2022
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Karl (2022) was a tropical storm of the 2022 Atlantic season. It formed on October 11, 2022, 63 mi NNE of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb on October 12, 2022, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 4.3 days and travelled about 632 miles (1,017 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico | 42 mi | Oct 15 · 11:00 UTC | TD 24 mph |
| Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico | 34 mi | Oct 15 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 19.0°N 94.1°W | 63 mi NNE of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Oct 11 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 19.6°N 94.5°W | 92 mi NNE of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Oct 12 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.2°N 94.8°W | 112 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Oct 12 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 20.9°N 94.9°W | 144 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Oct 12 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 21.5°N 94.8°W | 164 mi ENE of Gutiérrez Zamora, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Oct 12 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 22.0°N 94.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 22.4°N 94.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 22.4°N 94.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 21.9°N 94.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 999 mb | 21.3°N 93.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 20.9°N 93.0°W | 164 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Oct 14 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 997 mb | 20.3°N 92.6°W | 125 mi NNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
| Oct 14 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 997 mb | 19.8°N 92.6°W | 87 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Oct 14 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 999 mb | 19.4°N 92.6°W | 59 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Oct 15 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 19.0°N 92.7°W | 32 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Oct 15 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 18.7°N 92.9°W | 20 mi WNW of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Oct 15 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 18.5°N 93.3°W | near Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Oct 15 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 18.4°N 94.0°W | 20 mi NNE of Agua Dulce, Veracruz, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Karl. Its closest approach to a major city was 34 miles from Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico.
At its peak on October 12, 2022, Karl was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 997 mb.
4.3 days, from October 11, 2022 to October 15, 2022. It travelled about 632 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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