The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season was pretty active.
Seasonal Summary[]
This Season was a Record Breaker.
An Extraordinarily Rare Event occurred, Gaston and Hermine were Category-5 Storms at the Same time, while a good yet slightly close distance apart.
Hermine was the Worst storm, Since Katrina, to make landfall in louisiana. It made landfall as a 145 mph Category-4, though a little furthur west than Katrina.
Alex was the first Major hurricane in june since Audrey in 1957, In Addition, Alex also made a really early season Landfall near Lake Charles, Lousiana as a Category-2.
Storms[]
Hurricane Alex[]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 18 – June 30 |
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Peak intensity | 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 931 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Two[]
Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 27 – June 29 |
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Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1001 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Bonnie[]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 10 – July 16 |
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Peak intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 970 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Colin[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 20 – July 26 |
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Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 973 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Danielle[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 25 – July 30 |
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Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 986 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Earl[]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 31 – August 7 |
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Peak intensity | 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 959 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Fiona[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 6 – August 11 |
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Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Gaston[]
Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 15 – August 31 |
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Peak intensity | 175 mph (280 km/h) (1-min) 900 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Hermine[]
Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 21 – September 4 |
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Peak intensity | 160 mph (260 km/h) (1-min) 913 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Ian[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 25 – August 30 |
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Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]
Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source | |||||
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1 | 0.00 | Storm | 12 | 0.00 | Storm |
2 | 0.00 | Storm | 13 | 0.00 | Storm |
3 | 0.00 | Storm | 14 | 0.00 | Storm |
4 | 0.00 | Storm | 15 | 0.00 | Storm |
5 | 0.00 | Storm | 16 | 0.00 | Storm |
6 | 0.00 | Storm | 17 | 0.00 | Storm |
7 | 0.00 | Storm | 18 | 0.00 | Storm |
8 | 0.00 | Storm | 19 | 0.00 | Storm |
9 | 0.00 | Storm | 20 | 0.00 | Storm |
10 | 0.00 | Storm | 21 | 0.00 | Storm |
11 | 0.00 | Storm | 22 | 0.00 | Storm |
Total=0.00 |
ACE is the result of a storm's winds multiplied by how long it lasted for, so storms or subtropical storms (Originally not included up until 2012) that at lasted a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have higher ACE totals. Tropical Depressions are not included in season totals.
Season effects[]
This is a table of the storms and their effects in the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season. This table includes the storm's names, duration, peak intensity, Areas affected (bold indicates made landfall in that region at least once), damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave or a low. All of the damage figures are in 2016 USD (the listed damage figure is in millions).
Storm name |
Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h) |
Min. press. (mbar) |
Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths |
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Alex | June 18 – June 30 | Category 4 hurricane | 145 (230) | 931 | US Gulf Coast (Louisiana), Mexico, Jamaica | 4,300 | 120 |
Two | June 27 – June 29 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1001 | None | 0 | 0 |
Bonnie | July 10 – July 16 | Category 2 hurricane | 100 (155) | 970 | None | 0 | 0 |
Colin | July 20 – July 26 | Category 1 hurricane | 85 (140) | 973 | Bermuda | 5 | 3 |
Danielle | July 25 – July 30 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 986 | Azores | Minor | 0 |
Earl | July 31 – August 7 | Category 3 hurricane | 115 (185) | 959 | NewFoundLand, Nova Scotia, Puerto Rico | 35 | 7 |
Fiona | August 6 – August 11 | Category 1 hurricane | 75 (120) | 987 | US Gulf Coast (Louisiana), Mexico | 50 | 7 |
Gaston | August 15 – August 31 | Category 5 hurricane | 175 (280) | 900 | US Gulf Coast (Florida), Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola | 51,900 | 1,764 |
Hermine | August 21 – September 4 | Category 5 hurricane | 160 (260) | 913 | US Gulf Coast (Louisiana), Mexico, Jamaica | 65,000 | 3,820 |
Ian | August 25 – August 30 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 988 | Mexico, Nicaragua | 20 | 6 |