how many hurricanes happened during the season?
The season was above-average, featuring a total of thirteen named storms, nine hurricanes, and six major hurricanes.
1996 Atlantic hurricane season
The season was above-average, featuring a total of thirteen named storms, nine hurricanes, and six major hurricanes.
what is the 1996 atlantic hurricane season? The season that had the most major hurricanes since 1950, which are Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale. when did the season begin? June 1, 1996
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1996 Atlantic hurricane season [SEP] Introduction
The 1996 Atlantic hurricane season had the most major hurricanes since 1950, which are Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The season was above-average, featuring a total of thirteen named storms, nine hurricanes, and six major hurricanes. The season officially began on June 1, 1996 and ended on November 30, 1996, dates which conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The season's first tropical cyclone, Tropical Storm Arthur, developed on June 17, while the final cyclone, Hurricane Marco dissipated on November 26. The most intense hurricane, Edouard, was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that affected portions of the Mid-Atlantic states and New England.