Timeline of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season

Track map of Hurricane Alex, the only tropical cyclone in 2016 thus far

The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season is a current event in the annual tropical cyclone season in the North Hemisphere. The season officially begins on June 1, 2016 and ends on November 30, dates adopted by convention that historically describe the period in each year when most systems form.^[1] The season's first storm, Hurricane Alex, developed on January 13, marking the first Atlantic hurricane to exist in January since Alice in 1955 and the first to form in the month since 1938.^[2] Upon making landfall in the Azores, Alex became the first January landfalling tropical cyclone since Alice.^[3]

This timeline includes information that was not operationally released, meaning that data from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as a storm that was not operationally warned upon, has been included. This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season.

Timeline of events

January

January 13

• 21:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. AST) at 27°06′N 30°48′W / 27.1°N 30.8°W – Subtropical Storm Alex develops from an area of low pressure about 785 mi (1,260 km)^{[nb 1]} south-southwest of the Azores.^[4]

January 14

• 15:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. AST) at 31°30′N 28°24′W / 31.5°N 28.4°W – Subtropical Storm Alex transitions into a fully tropical cyclone, intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane, and attains its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) roughly 490 mi (790 km) south of Faial Island, Azores.^[5]

January 15

• 15:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. AST) at 39°18′N 27°00′W / 39.3°N 27.0°W – Hurricane Alex weakens to a tropical storm approximately 35 mi (55 km) north of Terceira Island, Azores.^[6]
• 21:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. AST) at 43°00′N 27°48′W / 43.0°N 27.8°W – Tropical Storm Alex transitions into an extratropical cyclone about 290 mi (470 km) north of Terceira Island, Azores.^[7]

June

June 1

• The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins.^[1]

November

November 30

• The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends.^[1]

See also

• List of Atlantic hurricanes
• Timeline of the 2016 Pacific hurricane season
• Timeline of the 2016 Pacific typhoon season

Footnotes

1. The figures for maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (knots, miles, or kilometers), following the convention used in the National Hurricane Center's operational products for each storm. All other units are rounded to the nearest digit.

References

1. Christopher W. Landsea; Neal Dorst; Erica Rule (June 2, 2011). "G: Tropical Cyclone Climatology". Hurricane Research Division: Frequently Asked Questions. Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). G1) When is hurricane season ?. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
2. Richard J. Pasch (January 14, 2016). "Hurricane Alex Discussion Number 4". Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
3. Bob Henson (January 15, 2016). "Astounding Alex Hits the Azores: January’s First Atlantic Landfall in 61 Years". Weather Underground. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
4. Richard J. Pasch (January 13, 2016). "Subtropical Storm Alex Public Advisory Number 1". Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
5. Richard J. Pasch (January 14, 2016). "Hurricane Alex Public Advisory Number 4". Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
6. Richard J. Pasch (January 15, 2016). "Tropical Storm Alex Public Advisory Number 8". Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
7. Richard J. Pasch (January 15, 2016). "Post-Tropical Cyclone Alex Public Advisory Number 9". Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved January 22, 2016.

External links

• The National Hurricane Center (NHC)'s 2016 Tropical Cyclone Advisory Archive