1996 WMHB Atlantic hurricane season (Cooper)

The 1996 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes forming. The season officially began on June 1, 1996, and ended on November 30, 1996. These dates historically describe the period each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin and are adopted by convention.

Storm names
The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 1996. The names not retired from this list were used again in the 2002 season. This was the same list used in the 1990 season, with the exceptions of Dolly and Kyle, which replaced Diana and Klaus, respectively, and were used for the first time this year.