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Tropical Storm and Hurricane Names
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
How Big of a Storm Gets a Name?
The World Meteorological Organization is in charge of assigning names to tropical storms that originate in the Atlantic Ocean and reach a sustained wind speed of 39 miles per hour. Any storm that reachs a sustained wind speed of 74 miles per hour is called a "hurricane".
When a storm becomes a hurricane it retains the name that it was given as a tropical storm. The World Meteorological Organization has six lists of storm names which are recycled every six years. The name lists for 2008 through 2017 are shown in the table below.
Tropical Storms are Named Alphabetically
The first tropical storm that attains a sustained wind speed of at least
39 miles per hour in a calendar year is given the name that begins with an
"A" from the appropriate list above. The second storm is given the name
that begins with a "B". Naming progresses through the year with names assigned in alphabetical order.
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| Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico approaching the coast. NOAA Image. |
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| Names used for Atlantic Tropical Storms |
| 2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
| Arthur |
Ana |
Alex |
Arlene |
Alberto |
Andrea |
Arthur |
Ana |
Alex |
Arlene |
| Bertha |
Bill |
Bonnie |
Bret |
Beryl |
Barry |
Bertha |
Bill |
Bonnie |
Bret |
| Cristobal |
Claudette |
Colin |
Cindy |
Chris |
Chantal |
Cristobal |
Claudette |
Colin |
Cindy |
| Dolly |
Danny |
Danielle |
Don |
Debby |
Dorian |
Dolly |
Danny |
Danielle |
Don |
| Edouard |
Erika |
Earl |
Emily |
Ernesto |
Erin |
Edouard |
Erika |
Earl |
Emily |
| Fay |
Fred |
Fiona |
Franklin |
Florence |
Fernand |
Fay |
Fred |
Fiona |
Franklin |
| Gustav |
Grace |
Gaston |
Gert |
Gordon |
Gabrielle |
Gonzalo |
Grace |
Gaston |
Gert |
| Hanna |
Henri |
Hermine |
Harvey |
Helene |
Humberto |
Hanna |
Henri |
Hermine |
Harvey |
| Ike |
Ida |
Igor |
Irene |
Isaac |
Ingrid |
Isaias |
Ida |
Ian |
Irma |
| Josephine |
Joaquin |
Julia |
Jose |
Joyce |
Jerry |
Josephine |
Joaquin |
Julia |
Jose |
| Kyle |
Kate |
Karl |
Katia |
Kirk |
Karen |
Kyle |
Kate |
Karl |
Katia |
| Laura |
Larry |
Lisa |
Lee |
Leslie |
Lorenzo |
Laura |
Larry |
Lisa |
Lee |
| Marco |
Mindy |
Matthew |
Maria |
Michael |
Melissa |
Marco |
Mindy |
Matthew |
Maria |
| Nana |
Nicholas |
Nicole |
Nate |
Nadine |
Nestor |
Nana |
Nicholas |
Nicole |
Nate |
| Omar |
Odette |
Otto |
Ophelia |
Oscar |
Olga |
Omar |
Odette |
Otto |
Ophelia |
| Paloma |
Peter |
Paula |
Philippe |
Patty |
Pablo |
Paulette |
Peter |
Paula |
Philippe |
| Rene |
Rose |
Richard |
Rina |
Rafael |
Rebekah |
Rene |
Rose |
Richard |
Rina |
| Sally |
Sam |
Shary |
Sean |
Sandy |
Sebastien |
Sally |
Sam |
Shary |
Sean |
| Teddy |
Teresa |
Tomas |
Tammy |
Tony |
Tanya |
Teddy |
Teresa |
Tobias |
Tammy |
| Vicky |
Victor |
Virginie |
Vince |
Valerie |
Van |
Vicky |
Victor |
Virginie |
Vince |
| Wilfred |
Wanda |
Walter |
Whitney |
William |
Wendy |
Wilfred |
Wanda |
Walter |
Whitney |
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Tropical Storm Name Lists are Recycled
In the table above you can see that the name list from 2008 is identical to
the list that will be used in 2014. This shows how the name lists are recycled
every six years.
However, if you compare the name list from 2008 to the
2014 name list you will see that Gustav, Ike and Paloma were not reused in 2014. These three hurricanes
were so deadly and damaging that the World Meteorological
Organization decided that reuse of their names would be
insensitive. Their names were permanently retired from
use.
Tropical storms in other basins such as the eastern and western Pacific
Ocean are also given names. Name lists for these tropical storms have
been compiled by the National Hurricane Center and can be
viewed on their website.
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