1986 WMHB Atlantic hurricane season (Cooper)

The 1986 Atlantic hurricane season was a well-below-average Atlantic hurricane season that produced 7 named storms, 5 hurricanes, and no major hurricanes. The 1986 season is one of only three seasons in the satellite era, the others being 1968 and 1972, to not produce a major hurricane. The season officially began on June 1, 1986, and ended on November 30, 1986. 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 1986. The names not retired from this list were used again in the 1992 season. This was the same list used in the 1980 season, with the exception of Andrew, which replaced Allen, and was used for the first time this year. No names were retired this year.