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1986 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1986 Atlantic season had 6 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 4 of them hurricanes and 0 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from June 5, 1986 and the last ended on November 21, 1986. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Earl (1986), at 105 mph (165 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 35.8.

Storms
6
Hurricanes
4
Major
0
Category 5
0
ACE
35.8
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Tropical Storm AndrewJun 5 – Jun 850 mph999 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane BonnieJun 23 – Jun 2885 mph990 mbCategory 1 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical depression 3, 1986 AtlanticJul 23 – Jul 2835 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 4, 1986 AtlanticAug 4 – Aug 535 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane CharleyAug 13 – Aug 3080 mph980 mbCategory 1 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical depression 6, 1986 AtlanticAug 30 – Sep 435 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 7, 1986 AtlanticSep 1 – Sep 435 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm DanielleSep 7 – Sep 1060 mph1000 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane EarlSep 10 – Sep 20105 mph979 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Hurricane FrancesNov 18 – Nov 2185 mph1000 mbCategory 1 hurricane—