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The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season was the second-most active Atlantic hurricane season on record. With 28 total tropical cyclones, 25 named storms, 16 hurricanes, and 10 major hurricanes, the only season to surpass this level of activity was the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. However, 2016 had record numbers of hurricanes and major hurricanes. Numerous records were either tied or shattered throughout the course of the year. Impact during the season was widespread and ruinous, with eight of the season's ten major hurricanes - Bonnie, Fiona, Hermine, Karl, Matthew, Nicole, Tobias, and Walter - responsible for the majority of the destruction. The U.S. state of Florida was struck on four separate occasions by major hurricanes, while Cuba was struck twice on two different occasions. In additi