Hurricane season typically starts june 1 and ends nov. See a list of retired tropical storm and hurricane names here. These lists have been generated by the national hurricane center since 1953. The season featured 20 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes.
The 2019 atlantic hurricane season names list begins with a rather familiar name. Fran was the sixth named storm of the 1996 hurricane season. If a storm forms in the off season, it will take the next name in the list based on the current calendar date. Forecasts predict that the 2020 hurricane season wont be as active as the last few years when storms named dorian, harvey, irma, florence and michael were among the most powerful to make landfall in the southeast us. Hurricane and tropical storm names for the 2019 season are made by the world meteorological organization. For example, if a tropical cyclone formed on december 28th, it would take the name from the previous seasons list of names. If a storm formed in february, it would be named from the subsequent seasons list of names. Names were taken from the joint armynavy phonetic alphabet, with the first named storm being designated able, the second baker, and so on. Florida says goodbye as 2019 hurricane season ends. It mentions all of the seasons storms and their names, landfalls, peak intensities, damages in millions, and death totals. Below is the list of atlantic ocean retired names and the year the hurricane s occurred. Hurricane center may run out of names live science. List of retired atlantic hurricane names the old farmer. The names imelda, nestor, and rebekah were used for the first time this year.
Tropical cyclones include depressions, storms and hurricanes. The season turned out to be active, with 14 storms, six of. On saturday, it will be exactly 100 days from the start of the 2020 atlantic hurricane season. The latest storm update before the 2005 hurricane season is done, you might read about hurricane alpha each year, 21 common names are reserved for atlantic basin hurricanes, with. Names are in english, spanish, dutch and french, to account for the many languages spoken by people potentially affected by hurricanes. There were no names retired for the 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1987 seasons, which was the most of any decade since the introduction of the practice of retiring hurricane names. Hurricane names for the 2019 atlantic season the weather. The 2005 atlantic hurricane season was the most active atlantic hurricane season in recorded history, shattering numerous records, with 31 tropical or subtropical cyclones recorded. The season officially began on june 1, 2020, and ended on november 30, 2020. Every year, there is a preapproved list of tropical storm and hurricane names. This is a table of the storms in the 1998 atlantic hurricane season. The seasons first named storm will be andrea, which kicked off the 20 season in early june and was a. The strongest storm on the list was hurricane isabel in 2003, a category 5 hurricane with minimum pressure of 915 millibar mbar.
For example, the fifth tropical cyclone of the 1932 hurricane season was called hurricane. The 1950 atlantic hurricane season was the first year in the atlantic hurricane database that storms were given names in the atlantic basin. This is the norm, but in 1938, the atlantic hurricane season started as early as january 3. Hurricane season begins in about two months, but accuweather forecasters have already examined what could influence tropical activity this year and they are pointing to 2005 as a year that. Accuweathers 2020 atlantic hurricane season forecast.
Tropical storm names hurricane names 2012 through 2021. This is a table of all the storms that formed in the 2017 atlantic hurricane season, besides. This geocolor image from noaa satellite goes16 shows hurricane irma, left, and hurricane jose, right, in the atlantic ocean on september 7. It was an active season with sixteen tropical storms, with eleven of them developing into hurricanes. The 2021 atlantic hurricane season is tied with the 1933 season as the second most active atlantic hurricane season on record. This table includes the storms names, duration, peak intensity, areas affected bold indicates made landfall in that region at least once, damages, and death totals. This is a table of the storms and their effects in the 2022 atlantic hurricane season. The hurricane season officially began on june 1, and ended on november 30. If a storm forms in the offseason, it will take the next name in the list based on the. This means tropical storm debby, for example, will become hurricane debby if it reaches maturity. Read cnn s 2019 atlantic hurricane season fast facts to learn more about tropical storm systems that develop during the summer and autumn. Hurricane season runs from june 1 through november 30. To become classified as a tropical storm, a tropical depression needs to graduate to having sustained winds of more than 39 miles per hour. Traditionally male names have been included since 1979 with bob.
Last year, the first named storm of the season formed before the start date, so its good to be prepared ahead of time. This is the complete list of hurricane names for the 2017 atlantic hurricane season. The united states national hurricane center named 27 storms, exhausting the annual predesignated list and resulting in the usage of six greek letter names. Prior to 1950, military weather forecasters assigned a number, not a name, to tropical storms. The atlantic hurricane season officially begins june 1st, peaks september 10th, and ends november 30th, although hurricanes can form at any time. The name dorian will not be used in the future again. The 2019 atlantic hurricane season was the fourth consecutive year of aboveaverage and damaging seasons dating back to 2016.
The name lists for 2012 through 2022 are shown in the tables on this page. The 2020 atlantic hurricane season is less than 100 days away, and its never too early to start preparing. Hurricane names for the 2020 season farmers almanac. An off season atlantic hurricane is a recorded tropical or subtropical cyclone that existed in.
This remains the highest sustained wind speed of any atlantic hurricane on record. Through the 2018 hurricane season, 88 names have been retired from the atlantic basin list since 1953, when storms began to be named. You probably already know that hurricane names go in alphabetical order throughout the season, but its more structured than that. If more than 21 names are required during a season, the greek alphabet is used. The national hurricane center has the lists of names for the 2020 through the 2024 seasons. Forecasters predicted 24 major atlantic hurricanes for the u. See the most recent hurricane season forecast and updates here. List of atlantic storm names hurricane wiki fandom. Listing of atlantic 2016 hurricane names thoughtco. Tropical storms become hurricanes when wind speeds reach 74 miles per hour. Saturday marks 100 days until the start of the 2020 atlantic hurricane season doesnt it feel like it just ended. Atlantic hurricanes have been named since 1950 with able. With four names retired, the 2017 season is tied with the 1955, 1995, and 2004 seasons for the secondhighest number of storm names retired after a single atlantic season, surpassed only by the 2005 season, which had five retired names. Hurricane and tropical storm names for the 2019 season.
Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect e. This is a table of the storms and their effects in the 2025 atlantic hurricane season. For the 2020 hurricane season, the list of names from 2014 will be used again. For example, the list of 2011 hurricane names featured katia as a replacement for katrina. This was the second of two very active hurricane seasons, the first being 2020. When a storm becomes a hurricane, it retains the name that it was given as a tropical storm. In the northern atlantic ocean, a distinct hurricane season occurs from june 1 to november 30, sharply peaking from late august through september. The list of names repeats itself every 6 years, so this is the same list that was used in 2011 with one.
Hurricane names for the 2020 hurricane season how are. They have six lists of storm names that they recycle every six years. Any storm that reaches a sustained wind speed of 74 miles per hour is called a hurricane. The national hurricane centers tropical cyclone reports contain comprehensive information on each tropical cyclone, including synoptic history, meteorological statistics, casualties and damages, and the postanalysis best track sixhourly positions and intensities. Tropical cyclone names national hurricane center noaa. Eastern pacific hurricanes have been named since 1960 with annette hurricane names for the current and future seasons are listed below. In the northern atlantic ocean, a distinct hurricane season occurs from june 1 to november 30. It happened just last year when subtropical storm andrea formed on. The purpose of naming storms is for identification during the season. List i is made it as far down as the p named storm, which occurred in 2003, with the naming of peter during that season. For the 1953 season, the hurricane center began using a preselected list of female names for atlantic basin storms. With hurricane season about three months away, here are the hurricane names for the potential storms in 2020. Another 25 seasons, through 2018, have had multiple names removed from future use, led by the recordsmashing 2005 hurricane seasons five retirees.
The 2000 atlantic hurricane season was a fairly active hurricane season, but featured the latest first named storm in a hurricane season since 1992. The world meteorological organization has six lists of storm names which are recycled every six years. Hurricane season begins on june 1 and ends on november 30 each year. The national hurricane center has released the list of names for the 2020 through 2024 seasons. For the 2019 hurricane season, the following hurricane. It was so destructive that the name fran was retired from use. In the list above, you can see the storm names thatll be used this year. This because it was a really major hurricane and the term retirement is used for biggest tropical cyclones and hurricanes only. List of retired atlantic hurricane names wikipedia.
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