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1976 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1976 Atlantic season had 10 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 6 of them hurricanes and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from May 21, 1976 and the last ended on October 29, 1976. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Belle (1976), at 120 mph (195 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 84.2.

Storms
10
Hurricanes
6
Major
2
Category 5
0
ACE
84.2
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed tropical storm 1, 1976 AtlanticMay 21 – May 2550 mph994 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 2, 1976 AtlanticJun 7 – Jun 935 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 3, 1976 AtlanticJun 11 – Jun 1235 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 4, 1976 AtlanticJul 20 – Jul 2230 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 5, 1976 AtlanticJul 23 – Jul 2430 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm AnnaJul 28 – Aug 650 mph999 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane BelleAug 6 – Aug 10120 mph957 mbCategory 3 hurricane—
Tropical Storm DottieAug 18 – Aug 2150 mph996 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane CandiceAug 18 – Aug 2490 mph964 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Hurricane EmmyAug 20 – Sep 4105 mph974 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Hurricane FrancesAug 27 – Sep 7115 mph963 mbCategory 3 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 12, 1976 AtlanticSep 4 – Sep 630 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 13, 1976 AtlanticSep 5 – Sep 730 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical storm 14, 1976 AtlanticSep 13 – Sep 1745 mph1011 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 15, 1976 AtlanticSep 20 – Sep 2735 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 16, 1976 AtlanticSep 22 – Sep 2430 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 17, 1976 AtlanticSep 26 – Sep 2835 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane GloriaSep 26 – Oct 5105 mph970 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 19, 1976 AtlanticOct 3 – Oct 1235 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 20, 1976 AtlanticOct 12 – Oct 1535 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane HollyOct 22 – Oct 2975 mph990 mbCategory 1 hurricane—