By Katy Galimberti, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
August 11,2016; 7:05PM,EDT
Peak hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin unfolds in mid-August and lasts through October.
From Camille to Katrina, August hurricanes have caused billions of dollars of damage across the eastern United States.
"August is when you really start to see an uptick in tropical activity," AccuWeather Meteorologist Brian Lada said.
As the season continues into September, systems are more likely to form in the central and eastern Atlantic than the Gulf of Mexico. Ocean temperatures are also climbing toward their peak.
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Some August systems were directly responsible for changing the way hurricanes are forecast in the U.S.
Take a look at some of the most infamous storms to hit the U.S. in the month of August:
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