2016-17 South Atlantic cyclone season (Steve)

'''This is how I would perceive the basin if it produced activity like the North Atlantic and East Pacific as well as other SHem seasons. It is more active in February and March since official records show that most recorded real life South Atlantic storms formed in those months, especially March.'''

The 2016-17 South Atlantic cyclone season was an active tropical cyclone season in the South Atlantic. A total of 17 tropical depressions formed, of which 15 became tropical storms, 8 became hurricanes, and 5 reached major hurricane status (C3+ on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale). The season officially began on November 15, 2016, and ended on May 31, 2017, with the period from February 1 to April 15 on average more active than the rest of the season. However, as shown with 1-S and Omar, storms can form outside the official bounds.

The season proved to be relatively destructive. The costliest storm of the season was Frieda, which struck Salvador at a strong hurricane strength. Other storms of note were Cameron and Lorraine, both of reached Category 5 status, and never affected land; as well as Inigo, a very long-lasting hurricane which made landfall west of Rio de Janeiro.

Season summary
The first storm of the season was a subtropical depression that formed in August, much before the official beginning of the season. After the season officially started on November 15, Armando formed and was a tropical storm southeast of Brazil. The season was not very active in the couple months afterward, but it did produce Betsy which formed on Christmas Day (a Category 2 out to sea), and Cameron, a Category 5 forming in January, which was also out to sea.

February just got more active, producing a total of four storms in that month. Daisy, the first February storm, was a tropical storm out to sea, and Ernie followed as a Category 1 hurricane south of Brazil. The middle of the month saw the formation of Frieda, a severely destructive Category 4 which directly struck Salvador, Brazil. February concluded with Gregory, an out to sea tropical storm.

March was considered the most active month of the season. A total of 6 depressions formed in the month, of which 5 were named storms. Hannah, a tropical storm that made landfall in northern Namibia, formed on March 1. Inigo followed and was a long-lived major hurricane that regenerated and peaked as a Category 4 both times. It later made landfall west of Rio de Janeiro, causing destruction in the area. The rest of the March systems were tropical storms Jamie and Kyle, subtropical depression 13-S, and Category 5 hurricane Lorraine. All of those storms stayed out to sea except for Kyle, which passed through Rio de Janeiro as a weakening tropical depression.

April saw the season quiet down, with two storms: Category 1 hurricane Martin and Category 3 Naomi. Martin made landfall close to the border of the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo, Brazil, while Naomi stayed out to sea. The final storm was Omar, an out to sea subtropical storm that formed in June, after the season's official end.

Storms
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Storm names
The following names were used to name tropical cyclones in the South Atlantic during 2016-17. Unused names are marked in.

Because of their destruction, the names Frieda and Inigo were retired and will never be used again to name a South Atlantic cyclone. Their replacements are Fatima and Immanuel, for use in 2021-22, as the basin name list rotates every 5 years (hypothetically).

Season effects
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