2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season (Requested by Nkechinyer)

The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season was an active season that took place between June 1-November 30, 2016. The season featured 22 total depressions, 18 named storms, 12 hurricanes, and seven major hurricanes including 3 storms that easily surpassed C5 status, causing much destruction across the Atlantic. During the course of the season, many of the storms made landfalls in unusual places, including Cape Verde; Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nova Scotia, and Morocco. Hurricane Grace made landfall in South Africa as a Category 4 hurricane. Due to these occurrences, the 2016 season was quite unusual and different than a normal season.

Pre-Season Forecasts
In late November 2015, the NHC released their predictions for the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season. A Modoki El Nino caused an inactive beginning, but, in late August 2016, the season became active and more destructive with more storms and many of them becoming stronger in intensity. The NHC forecasted a total of 25 depressions, 22 named storms, and 16 hurricanes including 8 major hurricanes. In reality, the season resulted in 22 total depressions, 18 named storms, and 12 hurricanes including 7 hurricanes.

Storm Names
The 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season underwent a names list revision in late 2015. Instead of the list that was used in 2010, the NHC retired all names from the aged list and replaced every name with a new replacement.