1976 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1976 Atlantic hurricane season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
May 21, 1976 |
| Last system dissipated |
October 28, 1976 |
| Strongest storm |
|
| Name |
Belle |
| • Maximum winds |
120 mph (195 km/h)
(1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure |
957 mbar (hPa; 28.26 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total depressions |
23 |
| Total storms |
10 |
| Hurricanes |
6 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
2 |
| Total fatalities |
72 |
| Total damage |
$100 million (1976 USD) |
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Atlantic hurricane seasons
1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
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| Subtropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
May 21 – May 25 |
| Peak intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 28 – August 1 |
| Peak intensity |
45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 999 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 6 – August 10 |
| Peak intensity |
120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 957 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 18 – August 21 |
| Peak intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 18 – August 24 |
| Peak intensity |
90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 964 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 20 – September 4 |
| Peak intensity |
105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 974 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 27 – September 4 |
| Peak intensity |
115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 963 mbar (hPa) |
| Subtropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 13 – September 17 |
| Peak intensity |
45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1011 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 26 – October 4 |
| Peak intensity |
105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 970 mbar (hPa) |
The 1976 Atlantic hurricane season was an average Atlantic hurricane season, officially starting on June 1, 1976, and ending on November 30, dates which conventionally limit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones develop in the Atlantic Ocean. The season produced 23 tropical cyclones, of which ten developed into named storms; six became hurricanes, and two attained major hurricane status. The strongest hurricane of the season was Hurricane Belle, which reached Category 3 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale east of North Carolina; Belle later struck Long Island, New York, as a Category 1 hurricane, causing $100 million in damage (1976 USD) and a total of five deaths across the New England region of the United States.
The season began with Subtropical Storm One on May 21, prior to the official start of the season; the bounds of the season are from June 1 to November 30, which conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. Tropical Storm Dottie caused flooding rains in Florida that caused a total of four deaths. In early September, Hurricane Emmy caused 68 indirect deaths when a Venezuelan Air Force plane carrying a school choir crashed on a landing attempt at Lajes Air Base in the Azores during the storm.
Officially, the 1976 hurricane season began on June 1 and ended November 30; however, the first system – Subtropical Storm One – developed on May 21. Conditions across the Atlantic were somewhat unfavorable for tropical cyclogenesis throughout the year, with high wind shear dominating the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. The bulk of the season's activity was confined to August when five named storms formed.
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