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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[]

Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale
Tropical storm (NHC)
Alex 2016-01-12 1615Z Alex 2016
Duration January 12 – January 14
Peak intensity 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min)  990 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Alex[]

Tropical storm (NHC)
Bonnie May 28 2016 2037Z Bonnie 2016
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)
Hurricane Wilma 23 oct 2005 1615Z Colin 2016
Duration June 2 – June 8
Peak intensity 155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min)  977 hPa (mbar)

Hurricane Colin[]

Tropical storm (NHC)
Danielle 2016-06-20 1940Z Daneille 2016
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)
Hurricane Richard 2010-10-24 1645Z Earl 2016
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)
Hurr-Gordon 2012 - Cat1 Fiona 2016 (SDT)
Duration August 16 – August 21
Peak intensity 140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min)  982 hPa (mbar)

Hurricane Fiona[]

Category 4 tropical cyclone (NHC)
Gaston 2016-08-30 1945Z Gaston 2016
Duration August 22 – September 2
Peak intensity 220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min)  942 hPa (mbar)

Hurricane Gaston[]

Tropical storm (NHC)
TD 8-2016 Hermine 2016
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)
Hurricane Emily 31 aug 1993 2059Z Ian 2016
Duration August 28 – September 7
Peak intensity 215 km/h (130 mph) (1-min)  947 hPa (mbar)

Hurricane Ian[]

Tropical storm (NHC)
Ian 2016-09-13 1640Z Julia
Duration September 12 – September 16
Peak intensity 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min)  995 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Julia[]

Tropical storm (NHC)
Julia 2016-09-14 1555Z Karl 2016
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)
Igor Sept 14 2010 1415Z Lisa 2016
Duration September 14 – September 24
Peak intensity 240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min)  930 hPa (mbar)

Hurricane Lisa[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Lisa 2016-09-20 1505Z Matthew 2016
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)
Matthew 2016-10-03 1815z Nicole 2016
Duration September 27 – October 18
Peak intensity 280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min)  910 hPa (mbar)

Hurricane Nicole[]

Category 3 tropical cyclone (NHC)
Nicole 2016-10-11 1535z Otto 2016
Duration October 4 – October 14
Peak intensity 195 km/h (120 mph) (1-min)  963 hPa (mbar)

Hurricane Otto[]

Category 2 tropical cyclone (NHC)
Otto 2016-11-22 1824Z Paula 2016
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)
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