<P> The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season was the first above - average and costliest hurricane season since 2012 . The season officially started on June 1 and ended on November 30 , though the first storm , Hurricane Alex which formed in the Northeastern Atlantic , developed on January 12 , being the first hurricane to develop in January since 1938 . The final storm , Otto , crossed into the Eastern Pacific on November 25 , a few days before the official end . Following Alex , Tropical Storm Bonnie brought flooding to South Carolina and portions of North Carolina . Tropical Storm Colin in early June brought minor flooding and wind damage to parts of the Southeastern United States , especially Florida . Hurricane Earl left 94 fatalities in the Dominican Republic and Mexico , 81 of which occurred in the latter . In early September , Hurricane Hermine , the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Hurricane Wilma in 2005 , brought extensive coastal flooding damage especially to the Forgotten and Nature coasts of Florida . Hermine was responsible for five fatalities and about $550 million ( 2016 USD ) in damage . </P>
<P> The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season was the first above - average and costliest hurricane season since 2012 . The season officially started on June 1 and ended on November 30 , though the first storm , Hurricane Alex which formed in the Northeastern Atlantic , developed on January 12 , being the first hurricane to develop in January since 1938 . The final storm , Otto , crossed into the Eastern Pacific on November 25 , a few days before the official end . Following Alex , Tropical Storm Bonnie brought flooding to South Carolina and portions of North Carolina . Tropical Storm Colin in early June brought minor flooding and wind damage to parts of the Southeastern United States , especially Florida . Hurricane Earl left 94 fatalities in the Dominican Republic and Mexico , 81 of which occurred in the latter . In early September , Hurricane Hermine , the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Hurricane Wilma in 2005 , brought extensive coastal flooding damage especially to the Forgotten and Nature coasts of Florida . Hermine was responsible for five fatalities and about $550 million ( 2016 USD ) in damage . </P>
when was the last time two hurricanes hit the united states
when was the last time two hurricanes hit the united states
2016
2016