Hurricane Names
| Retired Hurricane Names | |
|---|---|
| 1954 - Carol 1954 - Hazel 1955 - Connie 1955 - Diane 1955 - Ione 1955 - Janet 1957 - Audrey 1960 - Donna 1961 - Carla 1961 - Hattie 1963 - Flora 1964 - Cleo 1964 - Dora 1964 - Hilda 1965 - Betsy 1966 - Inez 1967 - Beulah 1968 - Edna 1969 - Camille 1970 - Celia 1972 - Agnes 1974 - Carmen 1974 - Fifi 1975 - Eloise 1977 - Anita 1979 - David 1979 - Frederic 1980 - Allen 1983 - Alicia 1985 - Elena 1985 - Gloria 1988 - Gilbert 1988 - Joan 1989 - Hugo 1990 - Diana 1990 - Klaus 1991 - Bob 1992 - Andrew | 1995 - Luis 1995 - Marilyn 1995 - Opal 1995 - Roxanne 1996 - Cesar 1996 - Fran 1996 - Hortense 1998 - Georges 1998 - Mitch 1999 - Floyd 1999 - Lenny 2000 - Keith 2001 - Allison 2001 - Iris 2001 - Michelle 2002 - Isidore 2002 - Lili 2003 - Fabian 2003 - Isabel 2003 - Juan 2004 - Charley 2004 - Frances 2004 - Ivan 2004 - Jeanne 2005 - Dennis 2005 - Katrina 2005 - Rita 2005 - Stan 2005 - Wilma 2007 - Noel 2007 - Felix 2007 - Dean 2008 - Paloma 2008 - Gustav 2008 - Ike 2010 - Igor 2010 - Thomas |
All hurricanes are given names. 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 in the 1800’s began giving women's names to tropical storms. In 1953, the U.S. National Weather Service began naming storms. At first, the lists consisted of only female names; however, since 1979, the lists alternate between male and female. 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 storms 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 lists only change when there is a hurricane that is so devastating, the name is retired and another name replaces it.
| 2011 Names |
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| Arlene Bret Cindy Don Emily Franklin Gert Harvey Irene Jose Katia Lee Maria Nate Ophelia Philippe Rina Sean Tammy Vince Whitney |
| 2012 Names |
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| Alberto Beryl Chris Debby Ernesto Florence Gordon Helene Isaac Joyce Kirk Leslie Michael Nadine Oscar Patty Rafael Sandy Tony Valerie William |
| 2013 Names |
|---|
| Andrea Barry Chantal Dorian Erin Fernand Gabrielle Humberto Ingrid Jerry Karen Lorenzo Melissa Nestor Olga Pablo Rebekah Sebastien Tanya Van Wendy |
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