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The 1976 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 , 1976 , and lasted until November 30 , 1976 . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most Tropical Cyclone s form in the Atlantic Basin . The season was average in activity, with ten total storms and six hurricanes forming. Although several storms made landfall in 1976, only Hurricane Belle caused significant damage when it hit New England in August, causing $100 million in damage. Hurricane Emmy caused 68 indirect deaths when a Venezuela n Air Force plane carrying a school choir crashed on a landing attempt at Lajes Air Base in the Azores during the storm. STORMS Subtropical Storm One On May 19 an upper-level trough produced widespread thunderstorms over the Gulf Of Mexico . Slowly, the system organized, first to a Subtropical depression on May 21 , then to a subtropical storm on the 23rd. The storm began to move faster, and on the 23rd, it hit the Florida Panhandle . After moving across Georgia at 25 mph the storm reached its peak of 50 mph while southeast of the Carolinas on the 24th. It merged with a frontal system on the 25th. Heavy rainfall was associated with the system, but little damage occurred. Tropical Storm Anna The system that became Tropical Storm Anna formed in the central Atlantic, several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda . It began as a Subtropical depression on July 28 , and strengthened to Subtropical Storm Two on the 30th. That afternoon it rapidly acquired tropical characteristics, and was named Anna. Anna reached her peak of 45 mph winds that day, but became extratropical on August 1 . Steering currents were weak, so the system made a slow counterclockwise loop around the Azores before dissipating on the 6th. Hurricane Belle Hurricane Belle was a major hurricane that threatened much of the East Coast of the United States. It made landfall in New York as a tropical storm, causing $100 million in damage (1976 USD ) and 5 casualties. Hurricane Candice On August 11 , an upper-level low was located south of Bermuda . Over the next week, the system warmed and moved toward the surface. On August 18 , it became a tropical depression, and later that day, it was named Tropical Storm Candice. Moving to the northeast, it remained weak until the 21st, when it rapidly became a hurricane, located at 41ºN, 400 miles east of Cape Cod . When Candice became a hurricane, it was one of only seven hurricanes to reach hurricane strength north of 40ºN. Soon after, Candice rapidly moved to the northeast, and it lost its identity to a cold front on August 24 . Tropical Storm Dottie A strong upper level trough led to the formation of a low pressure area in the eastern Gulf Of Mexico , of which a tropical depression formed on August 18 . After drifting to the east-southeast, the storm rapidly moved to the northeast, reaching tropical storm strength on the way. After passing over Florida , Dottie moved to the north, reaching a peak of 50 mph winds. Conditions appeared favorable, and a hurricane watch was issued. However, upper-level winds ripped the storm apart on the 20th, and it was barely a tropical storm at its South Carolina landfall on the 21st. The renmant low of the system followed its track, moving southwestward into Florida, bringing more rain to the area. Fortunately, damage was minor, but four deaths occurred due to a fishing boat sinking over the Bahamas. Hurricane Emmy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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