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The 1996 Atlantic hurricane season had the most major hurricanes since 1950, which are Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale. [1] The season was above-average, featuring a total of thirteen named storms, nine hurricanes, and six major hurricanes.
The 1996 Atlantic hurricane season had 13 named storms, of which 9 became hurricanes and 6 became major hurricanes (hurricanes that are classified as Category 3 or higher). [1] These major hurricanes were Bertha, Edouard, Fran, Hortense, Isidore, and Lili.
Hurricane Bertha was an intense and early-forming major hurricane that affected areas from the Leeward Islands to the United States in July of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season. The second named storm , first hurricane, and first major hurricane during the season, Bertha originated from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa in ...
The 1996 Lake Huron cyclone, commonly referred to as Hurricane Huron and Hurroncane, [1] [2] was an extremely rare, strong cyclonic storm system that developed over Lake Huron in September 1996. The system resembled a subtropical cyclone at its peak, bearing some characteristics of a tropical cyclone . [ 3 ]
Hurricane Edouard was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season, reaching winds of 145 mph (233 km/h) on its path. Edouard remained a major hurricane for eight days, an unusually long amount of time. A Cape Verde hurricane, the storm formed near the coast of Africa in the middle of August.
1996 Atlantic hurricane season summary map. An average Atlantic hurricane season features 12 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes, and features an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) count of 106. In the season, all of them were reached, featuring 13 tropical storms, 9 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes, with an ACE total of 166.
Hurricane Fran caused extensive damage in the United States in early September 1996. The sixth named storm , fifth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season , Fran developed from a tropical wave near Cape Verde on August 23.
Hurricane Marco caused significant flooding in the Greater Antilles and Central America, despite remaining well offshore.The thirteenth tropical cyclone, thirteenth named storm, and ninth hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season, Marco developed in the western Caribbean Sea on November 16 after the interaction of a cold front and several tropical waves.