From saints to coordinates
The era of female names
The modern naming system
Retiring the worst storms
Instead of human names, what does the Western Pacific Typhoon Committee often use to name storms?
Which international organization is currently responsible for maintaining and updating hurricane name lists?
gracie Spin the storm wheel to discover how meteorologists choose and retire hurricane names.
gracie The Atlantic hurricane naming lists intentionally omit five letters of the alphabet due to a lack of common names.
How many years does it take for an Atlantic hurricane name list to rotate back into use?
How many letters of the alphabet are actually used in the standard Atlantic hurricane naming lists each year?
gracie Hurricane Naming System
Six lists of names rotate every year (every year!) / But the worst ones get retired forever (gone forever!)
gracie Countries in the Western Pacific reject human names, opting instead for names of native animals, plants, and landmarks.
Which of the following letters is completely skipped in the Atlantic hurricane naming lists?
In the North Indian Ocean, how are tropical cyclone names selected by the 13 member nations?
The skipped letters: Atlantic hurricane lists skip Q, U, X, Y, and Z because there are not enough common names starting with those letters to rotate.
If an Atlantic hurricane season has more than 21 named storms today, what list is used for the extra storms?
Which country contributed the name 'Damrey,' which means 'elephant,' to the Western Pacific typhoon list?
A severe, rotating tropical storm with heavy rains and winds exceeding seventy-four miles per hour. In 1979, meteorologists introduced alternating male and female names to track these powerful Atlantic storms.