It has been suggested that dust storms on Mars could play a role in storm formation similar to that of water clouds on Earth.

Moreover, this general lack of storm formation was reflected in all cyclone basins except the Atlantic.

At that time, Tropical Storm Virginia held the record for the northernmost tropical storm formation in the Pacific basin.

Below is a timeline of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, listing all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation.

Conditions in the Gulf of Mexico were favorable for tropical storm formation.

Also of note this season is an unusual gap in storm formation during the first three weeks of August.

During the season 28 storms formed (27 named and one unnamed), surpassing almost all records for storm formation in the Atlantic.

This timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipation.

Thus, in the early stages of convective storm formation, a virtual temperature correction is significant in identifying the potential intensity in tropical cyclogenesis.

Allison formed from a tropical depression that was detected southeast of Cuba on June 2, one of the earliest storm formations within a season on record.