The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season was an above average season with 16 depressions of which 14 became named storms, 7 strengthened to hurricanes and 3 became major hurricanes. The season began on June 1, 2016, and it ended on November 30, 2016, dates of which conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. However, Alex formed on May 28 near the Bahamas, exceeding the season's early bound by a few days. The 2016 season featured a large number of interesting storms, but one of the storms, Fiona, was a very destructive Category 5 that was similar to Katrina in 2005 in terms of strength and location, but was less destructive than Katrina because the citizens of Louisiana were more prepared. Another notable storm, Danielle, strengthened to