Overview[]
The 2016 Math Hurricane Season was a renamed version of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, that used math terms as names for the Hurricanes, creating a friendly study guide. The season used 48 different terms, because there were 48 named storms in this season, bypassing the record set in the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The NHC was not given a math-themed name for the season, however math teachers across the country were hired to track the hurricanes, replacing the usual NHC Hurricane Trackers. The season was still tracked from Miami, Florida, but the city of Miami did rename itself "Pi City" in honor of the event. The season also had Tropical Depressions use the letter "X" instead of "E" after depression numbers, in honor of the common math variable X.
The season started on January 6, 2016 with the formation of Hurricane Absolute Value and ended on January 14, 2017 with the dissipation of Tropical Storm Mile.
Storms[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | January 6 – January 17 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 977 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Absolute Value[]
On January 6, a Tropical Depression developed to the south of Jamaica. Tropical Depression 01X moved west, and under favorable conditions, became Tropical Storm Absolute Value. Absolute Value began to turn west-northwest, Narrowly missing a landfall in Nicaragua to the north. Absolute Value then moved Northeast, curving in between the Yucutan and Cuba, causing minimal impact to both islands. Hurricane Absolute Value then entered the Gulf as a Category 2 Hurricane. Hurricane Absolute Value eventually weakened into a strong tropical storm before landfall in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a Tropical Storm. Tropical Storm Absolute Value caused $1 Million USD in damage and 2 deaths. Absolute Value then became a Remnant low over Central Mississippi, bringing heavy flash flooding to the Southeast and East Coast.