Featuring a total of thirteen named storms , nine hurricanes , and six major hurricanes , the season officially began on June 1 , 1996 , and ended on November 30 , 1996 , dates which conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin .
The 1996 Atlantic hurricane season had 4 tropical storms , 3 hurricane , 6 major hurricanes and 1 possible storm .