Hurricane Joaquin (2015)

Running from 28 September to 7 October 2015, the system reached Category 3 and major hurricane status early on 1 October with winds of 115 mph, then became a Category 4 and went on to acquire sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h), just below Category 5. Between 1 and 3 October it caused extensive damage on Acklins, Crooked Island, Long Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador Island, with the southern and central Bahamas worst affected. It also brought historic rainfall and flooding to North and South Carolina, with Charleston and Columbia among the places hit hardest.

Formed (UTC)

2015-09-26

Dissipated (UTC)

2015-10-15

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

135

Basin it formed in

North Atlantic

Deaths, as sources state them

19 weather-related deaths in South Carolina

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2015270N27291

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: atlantic hurricane, 2015 season, bahamas, south carolina, flooding

Coordinates: 41.13500457109801, -46.55496800231393

Part of Atlantic hurricanes of category 4 and above in the 2008 to 2016 seasons

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