What is Hurricane Julia (2022)?
'''Hurricane Julia''' was a deadly 2022 [[tropical cyclone]]. There were seventy-six deaths or more from the storm. It struck northern [[Venezuela]] and [[Colombia]] as a tropical disturbance. The storm later struck [[Nicaragua]], [[Honduras]] and [[El Salvador]] as a hurricane or tropical storm.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Dozens Dead after Julia Pummels Central America and Mexico|magazine=The Fox Weather|url=https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/images-show-major-flooding-rescues-in-central-south-america-due-to-hurricane-julia|access-date=October 13, 2022}}</ref> Julia also affected [[Mexico]] in several different areas. Julia struck the island of San Andres on October 8, 2022 and Nicaragua to El Salvador the following day. The storm later headed into the Eastern [[Pacific Ocean]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Tropical Storm Julia Emerges over Pacific after Crossing Nicaragua|journal=Reuters|date=10 October 2022 |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/hurricane-julia-hits-nicaragua-with-high-winds-2022-10-09}}</ref> Winds were 85 to 90 miles per hour when it struck San Andres and eastern Nicaragua on October 9, 2022. The hurricane caused [[flash flood]]s and mudslides from Venezuela to south-central Mexico when it hit. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Julia}} [[Category:Hurricanes in Mexico]] [[Category:Category 1 Atlantic hurricanes]] [[Category:2022 Atlantic hurricane season]] [[Category:2022 in North America]] [[Category:2022 disasters]] [[Category:October 2022 events]] {{multistub|history|weather}}