First storm formed Last storm dissipated Strongest storm Total depressions Total storms Hurricanes Major hurricanes Total damages Total fatalities The 2016 Great Lakes Hurricane Season is a current event in the annual cyclone season in the Great Lakes area of the United States and Canada. It was the first year the National Hurricane Center started monitoring tropical cyclones in the Great Lakes after their increase, thus making it the first official Great Lakes Hurricane Season. So far, 5 cyclones formed this season.