Where do the hurricane names come from and who names them?

Answer 1

hurricanes are given names. It is given to identify storms and track them as they move across the ocean. Remember, there can be more than one hurricane at a time and without naming them, we could get confused and which storm we're talking about

For hundreds of years, hurricanes in the West Indies were named after the particular saint's day on which the hurricane occurred. An Australian meteorologist began giving women's names to tropical storms before the end of the 19th century. In 1953, the U.S. National Weather Service, which is the federal agency that tracks hurricanes and issues warnings and watches, began using female names for storms. In 1979, both women and men's names were used. One name for each letter of the alphabet is selected, except for Q, U and Z. For Atlantic Ocean hurricanes, the names may be French, Spanish or English, since these are the major languages bordering the Atlantic Ocean where the storm occur. So who decides what names are used each year? The World Meteorological Organization uses six lists in rotation. The same lists are reused every six years. The only time a new name is added is if a hurricane is very deadly or costly. Then the name is retired and a new name is chosen.

Now the name of the Hurricane Felix is also given according to the

the list of Name in of the WMO.(World Meteorological Organization)

And Hurricane Katrina was added as it was the very deadly and the costliest hurricane.

Answer 2

Prior to 1950 storms weren't officially named at all. From 1950 to 1952 they were named simply Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog, Easy, Fox, George...not very imaginative, but it sufficed. From 1953 to 1978 someone (my guess a man going through a nasty divorce) decided to use only female names. Finally, in 1979, they started alternating between male and female names. Name lists are used every 6 years.

When a retired name is taken out, a new name is added, and the name has the same first letter.

Hurricanes are named alphabetically, years in advance and starting the alphabet over each year. (If you get a Hurricane William or something with a W, you know you have had a busy storm season!) The Atlantic and the Pacific have separate naming lists.

These are the names assigned to Atlantic storms for the 2008 Hurricane Season:Arthur Hanna Omar Bertha Ike Paloma Cristobal Josephine Rene Dolly Kyle Sally Edouard Laura Teddy Fay Marco Vicky Gustav Nana Wilfred

Retired Names - There are several lists of names that are rotated year after year, but when there is a particularly bad storm that has had a severe impact on the population they retire the name. Storms that have had their names retired are:Agnes (1972)

Alicia (1983)

Allen (1980)

Allison (2001)

Andrew (1992)

Anita (1977)

Audrey (1957)

Betsy (1965)

Beulah (1967)

Bob (1991)

Camille (1969)

Carla (1961)

Carmen (1974)

Carol (1954)

Celia (1970)

Cesar (1996)

Charley (2004)

Cleo (1964)

Connie (1955)

David (1979)

Dennis (2005)

Diana (1990)

Diane (1955)

Donna (1960)

Dora (1964)

Edna (1968)

Elena (1985)

Eloise (1975)

Fabian (2003)

Fifi (1974)

Flora (1963)

Floyd (1999)

Fran (1996)

Frances (2004)

Frederic (1979)

Georges (1998)

Gilbert (1988)

Gloria (1985)

Hattie (1961)

Hazel (1954)

Hilda (1964)

Hortense (1996)

Hugo (1989)

Inez (1966)

Ione (1955)

Iris (2001)

Isabel (2003)

Isidore (2002)

Ivan (2004)

Janet (1955)

Jeanne (2004)

Joan (1988)

Juan (2003)

Katrina (2005)

Keith (2000)

Klaus (1990)

Lenny (1999)

Lili (2002)

Luis (1995)

Marilyn (1995)

Michelle (2001)

Mitch (1998)

Opal (1995)

Rita (2005)

Roxanne (1995)

Stan (2005)

Wilma (2005)

Answer 3

Hurricane names are taken from a predetermined list sorted in alphabetical order. These lists are recycled every six years except for retired names, which are replaced. Replacement names are decided by the World Meteorological Organization.

Storms are named to avoid confusion when more than one storm is occurring at a time, and to help remember significant storms.

Answer 4

Hurricane names are chosen from a predetermined list that is maintained by the National Hurricane Center, which also names the hurricanes that occur under its jurisdiction.