The 2006 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 35 systems

Atlantic storms
10
5 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
79
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
121 mph
Gordon
Landfalling
3
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
19
11 hurricanes · 6 major
Pacific strongest
161 mph
Ioke

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.

01 · Summary

How the 2006 season went

The 2006 Atlantic season produced 10 tropical storms, 5 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 79. The strongest was Hurricane Gordon at 121 mph / 955 mb. 3 storms made landfall.

The 2006 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 19 tropical storms, 11 hurricanes and 6 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 208. The strongest was Hurricane Ioke at 161 mph / 900 mb. 3 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVTropical Storm Aletta — May 27–31, 2006Aletta TSTropical Depression Two — June 3–5, 2006Two TDTropical Storm Alberto — June 10–19, 2006Alberto TSHurricane Bud — July 11–17, 2006Bud Cat 3Hurricane Carlotta — July 12–20, 2006Carlotta Cat 12006 Nova Scotia tropical Storm — July 16–19, 20062006 Nova Scotia tropical Storm TSHurricane Daniel — July 16–28, 2006Daniel Cat 4Tropical Storm Beryl — July 18–22, 2006Beryl TSTropical Storm Emilia — July 21–31, 2006Emilia TSTropical Storm Fabio — July 31 – August 5, 2006Fabio TSTropical Storm Chris — August 1–6, 2006Chris TSTropical Storm Gilma — August 1–5, 2006Gilma TSHurricane Hector — August 15–24, 2006Hector Cat 2Hurricane Ioke — August 17 – September 6, 2006Ioke Cat 5Hurricane Ileana — August 21–29, 2006Ileana Cat 3Tropical Storm Debby — August 21–28, 2006Debby TSHurricane Ernesto — August 24 – September 4, 2006Ernesto Cat 1Hurricane John — August 28 – September 4, 2006John Cat 4Hurricane Kristy — August 30 – September 9, 2006Kristy Cat 1Hurricane Florence — September 3–19, 2006Florence Cat 1Hurricane Gordon — September 10–24, 2006Gordon Cat 3Hurricane Helene — September 12–27, 2006Helene Cat 3Hurricane Lane — September 13–17, 2006Lane Cat 3Tropical Depression Two — September 14–23, 2006Two TDTropical Storm Miriam — September 16–21, 2006Miriam TSTropical Depression Three — September 25–27, 2006Three TDHurricane Isaac — September 27 – October 3, 2006Isaac Cat 1Tropical Depression Four — October 7–16, 2006Four TDTropical Storm Norman — October 9–15, 2006Norman TSTropical Storm Olivia — October 9–14, 2006Olivia TSHurricane Paul — October 21–26, 2006Paul Cat 2Tropical Depression Eighteen — October 26–29, 2006Eighteen TDTropical Storm Rosa — November 8–10, 2006Rosa TSTropical Depression Twenty — November 11–11, 2006Twenty TDHurricane Sergio — November 13–20, 2006Sergio Cat 2

Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.

03 · Atlantic

Atlantic storms of 2006

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AlbertoJun 10 – Jun 19TS 69 mph969 mbFlorida2.8
2006 Nova Scotia tropical StormJul 16 – Jul 19TS 52 mph998 mb—0.6
Tropical Storm BerylJul 18 – Jul 22TS 58 mph1000 mbMassachusetts2.3
Tropical Storm ChrisAug 1 – Aug 6TS 63 mph1001 mb—2.2
Tropical Storm DebbyAug 21 – Aug 28TS 52 mph999 mb—2.3
Hurricane ErnestoAug 24 – Sep 4Cat 1 75 mph985 mbNorth Carolina, Florida, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba5.7
Hurricane FlorenceSep 3 – Sep 19Cat 1 92 mph963 mb—9.6
Hurricane GordonSep 10 – Sep 24Cat 3 121 mph955 mb—22.2
Hurricane HeleneSep 12 – Sep 27Cat 3 121 mph955 mb—24.3
Hurricane IsaacSep 27 – Oct 3Cat 1 86 mph985 mb—6.5

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 2006

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AlettaMay 27 – May 31TS 46 mph1002 mb—1.1
Tropical Depression TwoJun 3 – Jun 5TD 35 mph1005 mb—0.0
Hurricane BudJul 11 – Jul 17Cat 3 127 mph953 mb—9.0
Hurricane CarlottaJul 12 – Jul 20Cat 1 86 mph981 mb—6.0
Hurricane DanielJul 16 – Jul 28Cat 4 150 mph933 mb—29.6
Tropical Storm EmiliaJul 21 – Jul 31TS 63 mph990 mb—4.6
Tropical Storm FabioJul 31 – Aug 5TS 52 mph1000 mb—1.3
Tropical Storm GilmaAug 1 – Aug 5TS 40 mph1004 mb—0.4
Hurricane HectorAug 15 – Aug 24Cat 2 109 mph966 mb—12.0
Hurricane IokeAug 17 – Sep 6Cat 5 161 mph900 mb—85.3
Hurricane IleanaAug 21 – Aug 29Cat 3 121 mph955 mb—12.1
Hurricane JohnAug 28 – Sep 4Cat 4 132 mph948 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico18.3
Hurricane KristyAug 30 – Sep 9Cat 1 81 mph985 mb—4.7
Hurricane LaneSep 13 – Sep 17Cat 3 127 mph952 mbSinaloa, Mexico6.8
Tropical Depression TwoSep 14 – Sep 23TD 35 mph1007 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm MiriamSep 16 – Sep 21TS 46 mph999 mb—1.0
Tropical Depression ThreeSep 25 – Sep 27TD 35 mph1008 mb—0.0
Tropical Depression FourOct 7 – Oct 16TD 35 mph1007 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm NormanOct 9 – Oct 15TS 52 mph1000 mb—0.8
Tropical Storm OliviaOct 9 – Oct 14TS 46 mph1000 mb—0.7
Hurricane PaulOct 21 – Oct 26Cat 2 104 mph970 mbSinaloa, Mexico6.1
Tropical Depression EighteenOct 26 – Oct 29TD 35 mph1007 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm RosaNov 8 – Nov 10TS 40 mph1002 mb—0.4
Tropical Depression TwentyNov 11 – Nov 11TD 35 mph1007 mb—0.0
Hurricane SergioNov 13 – Nov 20Cat 2 109 mph965 mb—8.0
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