2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season

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2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season

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The National Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Reports contain comprehensive information on each tropical cyclone, including synoptic history, meteorological statistics, casualties and damages, and the post-analysis best track (six-hourly positions and intensities). Tropical cyclones include depressions, storms and hurricanes. Tropical depressions listed below are those that did not reach tropical storm strength.

XML index of all Tropical Cyclone Reports

Hurricane Alex – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Tropical Storm Bonnie – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Tropical Storm Colin – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Tropical Storm Danielle – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Hurricane Earl – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Tropical Storm Fiona – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Hurricane Gaston – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Tropical Depression Eight – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Hurricane Hermine – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Tropical Storm Ian³ – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Tropical Storm Julia – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Tropical Storm Karl – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Tropical Storm Lisa – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Hurricane Matthew¹ – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Hurricane Nicole² – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Hurricane Otto – PDF – KMZ – SHP

Matthew updated 7 April 2017
Nicole updated 10 April 2017
Ian updated 6 June 2019

Season Summary

A brief overview of the hurricane season is available in the 2016 Atlantic Annual Summary (PDF).

North Atlantic Tropical Weather Summary (2016)

Track Map for North Atlantic Season 2016

Storm Number	Storm Name	Type^a	Dates^b (UTC)	Max. Winds (kt)	Min. Pressure (mb)	Accumulated Cyclone Energy^c (x10⁴ kt²)
1	Alex	HU	12 Jan–15 Jan	75	981	4.2
2	Bonnie	TS	27 May–04 Jun	40	1006	1.1
3	Colin	TS	05 Jun–07 Jun	45	1001	1.2
4	Danielle	TS	19 Jun–21 Jun	40	1007	0.4
5	Earl	HU	02 Aug–06 Aug	75	979	4.6
6	Fiona	TS	16 Aug–23 Aug	45	1004	3.0
7	Gaston	MH	22 Aug–02 Sep	105	955	24.7
8	Eight	TD	28 Aug–01 Sep	30	1010	0.0
9	Hermine	HU	28 Aug–03 Sep	70	981	3.8
10	Ian	TS	12 Sep–16 Sep	50	994	3.1
11	Julia	TS	13 Sep–18 Sep	45	1007	2.3
12	Karl	TS	14 Sep–25 Sep	60	988	6.2
13	Lisa	TS	19 Sep–25 Sep	45	999	2.8
14	Matthew	MH	28 Sep–09 Oct	145	934	50.9
15	Nicole	MH	04 Oct–18 Oct	120	950	25.9
16	Otto	MH	20 Nov–26 Nov	100	975	8.3

2016 North Atlantic Summary
Named Storms (vs 1991-2020 Normal)	Hurricanes (vs 1991-2020 Normal)	Major Hurricanes (vs 1991-2020 Normal)	Total ACE (x10⁴ kt²) (% Difference of 1991-2020 Normal)	Total Direct Deaths	Total U.S. Damage^e ($million)
15 (+1)	7 (0)	4 (+1)	142.5 (+16% )	0	0

^a Tropical depression (TD) or Subtropical Depression (SD), maximum sustained winds 33 kt or less; tropical storm (TS) or Subtropical Storm (SS), winds 34-63 kt; hurricane (HU), winds 64-95 kt; major hurricane (MH), winds 96 kt or higher.

^b Dates begin at 0000 UTC and include all tropical and subtropical cyclone stages; non-tropical stages are excluded except for PTCs which have no tropical stages.

^c Accumulated Cyclone Energy is an index that is defined as the sum of the squares of the maximum sustained surface wind speed (knots) measured every six hours for all named storms while they are at least tropical storm intensity. Note the ACE total in this table is only for the basin being summarized (e.g., 140°W–180° in the Central Pacific).

^d Deaths occurring as a direct result of the forces of the tropical cyclone are referred to as “direct” deaths. These would include those persons who drowned in storm surge, rough seas, rip currents, and freshwater floods. Direct deaths also include casualties resulting from lightning and wind-related events (e.g., collapsing structures).

^e U.S. damage totals are based on values provided by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Last updated: August 11, 2025

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