Storm history › Atlantic › 2016 season
Hurricane Alex (2016)
Alex was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic season. It was tracked from January 7, 2016 to January 17, 2016, about 10 days, and covered 5,507 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 978 mb.
It made landfall once, near Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 978 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- 1
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 5,507 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Landfalls
| # | Date (UTC) | Near | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 15, 2016 | Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal | 65 mph (100 km/h) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 686th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Oscar (2024), Hurricane Danielle (2022), Hurricane Julia (2022) and 57 more.
- Lowest pressure: 490th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Gamma (2020), Hurricane Nadine (2012), Hurricane Isidore (1990) and 2 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 2016 Atlantic season's ACE.