2016 Atlantic hurricane season (SDT Re-imagined)
First storm formed
January 12 - Alex
Last storm dissipated
Paula - November 25 (exited Basin)
Strongest storm
Nicole - 175 mph 910 mBar
Total depressions
16
Total storms
16
Hurricanes
9
Major hurricanes
6
Total damages
$27.17 billion (2016 USD )
Total fatalities
926 direct, 31 indirect
This is my re-imagined version of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, or what I originally predicted the storms to do when they formed.
Storms [ ]
Tropical storm (NHC )
Duration
January 12 – January 14
Peak intensity
95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min) 990 hPa (mbar )
Tropical Storm Alex [ ]
Tropical storm (NHC )
Duration
May 26 – June 2
Peak intensity
110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min) 992 hPa (mbar )
Tropical Storm Bonnie [ ]
Category 2 tropical cyclone (NHC )
Duration
June 2 – June 8
Peak intensity
155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min) 977 hPa (mbar )
Hurricane Colin [ ]
Tropical storm (NHC )
Duration
June 19 – June 21
Peak intensity
65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min) 1001 hPa (mbar )
Tropical Storm Danielle [ ]
Category 3 tropical cyclone (NHC )
Duration
August 1 – August 7 (Exited Basin)
Peak intensity
185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 964 hPa (mbar )
Hurricane Earl [ ]
Category 1 tropical cyclone (NHC )
Duration
August 16 – August 21
Peak intensity
140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min) 982 hPa (mbar )
Hurricane Fiona [ ]
Category 4 tropical cyclone (NHC )
Duration
August 22 – September 2
Peak intensity
220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min) 942 hPa (mbar )
Hurricane Gaston [ ]
Tropical storm (NHC )
Duration
August 27 – September 2
Peak intensity
85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min) 993 hPa (mbar )
Tropical Storm Hermine [ ]
Category 4 tropical cyclone (NHC )
Duration
August 28 – September 7
Peak intensity
215 km/h (130 mph) (1-min) 947 hPa (mbar )
Hurricane Ian [ ]
Tropical storm (NHC )
Duration
September 12 – September 16
Peak intensity
95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min) 995 hPa (mbar )
Tropical Storm Julia [ ]
Tropical storm (NHC )
Duration
September 13 – September 20
Peak intensity
75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 999 hPa (mbar )
Tropical Storm Karl [ ]
Category 4 tropical cyclone (NHC )
Duration
September 14 – September 24
Peak intensity
240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min) 930 hPa (mbar )
Hurricane Lisa [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS )
Duration
September 19 – September 23
Peak intensity
95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min) 995 hPa (mbar )
Tropical Storm Matthew [ ]
Category 5 tropical cyclone (AMS)
Duration
September 27 – October 18
Peak intensity
280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min) 910 hPa (mbar )
Hurricane Nicole [ ]
Category 3 tropical cyclone (NHC )
Duration
October 4 – October 14
Peak intensity
195 km/h (120 mph) (1-min) 963 hPa (mbar )
Hurricane Otto [ ]
Category 2 tropical cyclone (NHC )
Duration
November 20 – November 25 (Exited Basin)
Peak intensity
165 km/h (105 mph) (1-min) 976 hPa (mbar )
Hurricane Paula [ ]
Storm names [ ]
Alex
Bonnie
Colin
Danielle
Earl
Fiona
Gaston
Hermine
Ian
Julia
Karl
Lisa
Matthew
Nicole
Otto
Paula
Richard (unused)
Shary (unused)
Tobias (unused)
Virginie (unused)
Walter (unused)
Retirement [ ]
On March 26th, 2017, the WMO retired the names Earl, Ian and Nicole due to the damage and deaths caused. The replacement names chosen were Ethan, Irvin and Naomi for the 2022 season.
Seasonal effects [ ]
2017 Atlantic hurricane season statistics
Storm name
Dates active
Storm category
at peak intensity
Max 1-min wind
mph (km/h)
Min.press.(mbar )
Areas affected
Damage (millions USD )
Deaths
Alex
January 12 - January 14
Tropical storm
60 (95)
990
Azores
none
0
Bonnie
May 26 - June 2
Tropical storm
70 (110)
992
East Coast of the United States (South & North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York)
$3 million (2016 USD )
3
Colin
June 2 - June 8
Category 2 hurricane
100 (155)
977
Yucatan Peninsula, Cuba, Florida, Bahamas
$378 million (2016 USS )
9 (1)
Danielle
June 19 - June 21
Tropical storm
40 (65)
1001
Central Mexico
Minimal
1
Earl
August 1 - August 7 (Exited Basin)
Category 3 hurricane
115 (185)
964
Honduras, Belize, Southern Mexico, Guatemala
$947 million (2016 USD )
114
Fiona
August 16 - August 21
Category 1 hurricane
85 (140)
982
none
none
0
Gaston
August 22 - September 2
Category 4 hurricane
140 (220)
942
Azores
none
(2)
Hermine
August 27 - September 2
Tropical storm
50 (85)
993
North Carolina
none
0
Ian
August 28 - September 7
Category 4 hurricane
130 (215)
947
Cuba, Florida, East Coast of the United States (South & North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine), Nova Scotia
$827 million (2016 USD )
42 (1)
Julia
September 12 - September 16
Tropical storm
60 (95)
995
none
none
0
Karl
September 13 - September 20
Tropical storm
45 (75)
999
Florida, South & North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland
Minor
1
Lisa
September 14 - September 24
Category 4 hurricane
150 (240)
930
Cape Verde Islands
none
(1)
Matthew
September 19 - September 23
Tropical storm
60 (95)
995
none
none
0
Nicole
September 27 - October 18
Category 5 hurricane
175 (280)
910
Barbados, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Curaçao, Aruba, Venezuela, Colombia, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Cuba, Turks and Caicos, Bahamas, Florida, South Carolina, United States Gulf Coast (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama), Georgia, North Carolina
$25 billion (2016 USD )
743 (22)
Otto
October 4 - October 14
Category 3 hurricane
130 (195)
963
Bermuda
$2 million (2016 USD )
0
Paula
November 20 - November 25 (Exited Basin)
Category 2 hurricane
105 (165)
976
Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua
$10 million (2016 USD )
13 (4)
Season Aggregates
16
January 12 - November 25
175 (280)
910
Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean
$27.17 billion (2016 USD )
926 (31)