The 2022 hurricane season was a harsh teacher. Not because of the number of storms — it was a fairly average year — but because of the tricky nature of the two storms, Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, that hit Florida. The big lesson to learn from 2022? Experts say it’s to break out of the habit of obsession over the cone, spaghetti models and the storm’s category, and start focusing on hazards such as storm surge warnings, rainfall flooding and even tornadoes. Ian and Nicole proved why old habits won’t give you an accurate sense of how dangerous a storm is to you, your family and property.