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Named Summer Storms.

Jun 13, 2017

It's the time for hurricanes and cyclones in the Northern Hemisphere. Here from NOAA are the lists of names used for this the next five years. Also included is the new system used by the Meteorology Office in the United Kingdom.

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Hurricane season is upon us in the Northern Hemisphere and it's time to pull out the list of names that will be given to each of the storms that reach a certain criteria according to the National Hurricane Center (which is part of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce).

Also included are the new names that the United Kingdom Meteorological Office (UKMet) used for their winter storms.

Atlantic Names

Since 1953, Atlantic tropical storms had been named from lists originated by the National Hurricane Center. They are now maintained and updated through a strict procedure by an international committee of the World Meteorological Organization.

2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Arlene Bret Cindy Don Emily Franklin Gert Harvey Irma Jose Katia Lee Maria Nate Ophelia Philippe Rina Sean Tammy Vince Whitney	Alberto Beryl Chris Debby Ernesto Florence Gordon Helene Isaac Joyce Kirk Leslie Michael Nadine Oscar Patty Rafael Sara Tony Valerie William	Andrea Barry Chantal Dorian Erin Fernand Gabrielle Humberto Imelda Jerry Karen Lorenzo Melissa Nestor Olga Pablo Rebekah Sebastien Tanya Van Wendy	Arthur Bertha Cristobal Dolly Edouard Fay Gonzalo Hanna Isaias Josephine Kyle Laura Marco Nana Omar Paulette Rene Sally Teddy Vicky Wilfred	Ana Bill Claudette Danny Elsa Fred Grace Henri Ida Julian Kate Larry Mindy Nicholas Odette Peter Rose Sam Teresa Victor Wanda	Alex Bonnie Colin Danielle Earl Fiona Gaston Hermine Ian Julia Karl Lisa Martin Nicole Owen Paula Richard Shary Tobias Virginie Walter

The six lists above are used in rotation and re-cycled every six years, i.e., the 2017 list will be used again in 2023. The only time that there is a change in the list is if a storm is so deadly or costly that the future use of its name on a different storm would be inappropriate for reasons of sensitivity. If that occurs, then at an annual meeting by the WMO committee (called primarily to discuss many other issues) the offending name is stricken from the list and another name is selected to replace it. Several names have been retired since the lists were created. Here is more information the history of naming tropical cyclones and retired names.

If a storm forms in the off-season, it will take the next name in the list based on the current calendar date. For example, if a tropical cyclone formed on December 28th, it would take the name from the previous season's list of names. If a storm formed in February, it would be named from the subsequent season's list of names.

In the event that more than twenty-one named tropical cyclones occur in the Atlantic basin in a season, additional storms will take names from the Greek alphabet.

Eastern North Pacific Names
These lists are also re-cycled every six years (the 2017 list will be used again in 2023).

2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Adrian Beatriz Calvin Dora Eugene Fernanda Greg Hilary Irwin Jova Kenneth Lidia Max Norma Otis Pilar Ramon Selma Todd Veronica Wiley Xina York Zelda	Aletta Bud Carlotta Daniel Emilia Fabio Gilma Hector Ileana John Kristy Lane Miriam Norman Olivia Paul Rosa Sergio Tara Vicente Willa Xavier Yolanda Zeke	Alvin Barbara Cosme Dalila Erick Flossie Gil Henriette Ivo Juliette Kiko Lorena Mario Narda Octave Priscilla Raymond Sonia Tico Velma Wallis Xina York Zelda	Amanda Boris Cristina Douglas Elida Fausto Genevieve Hernan Iselle Julio Karina Lowell Marie Norbert Odalys Polo Rachel Simon Trudy Vance Winnie Xavier Yolanda Zeke	Andres Blanca Carlos Dolores Enrique Felicia Guillermo Hilda Ignacio Jimena Kevin Linda Marty Nora Olaf Pamela Rick Sandra Terry Vivian Waldo Xina York Zelda	Agatha Blas Celia Darby Estelle Frank Georgette Howard Ivette Javier Kay Lester Madeline Newton Orlene Paine Roslyn Seymour Tina Virgil Winifred Xavier Yolanda Zeke

Central North Pacific Names
The names are used one after the other. When the bottom of one list is reached, the next name is the top of the next list.

List 1	List 2	List 3	List 4
Akoni Ema Hone Iona Keli Lala Moke Nolo Olana Pena Ulana Wale	Aka Ekeka Hene Iolana Keoni Lino Mele Nona Oliwa Pama Upana Wene	Alika Ele Huko Iopa Kika Lana Maka Neki Omeka Pewa Unala Wali	Ana Ela Halola Iune Kilo Loke Malia Niala Oho Pali Ulika Walaka

UK Met Office Names
Starting in Winter 2015, severe storms in the United Kingdom are given names in the same way that hurricanes are named in the Americas. Each storm is given a name from a list which is maintained by the UK Meteorological Office and the Irish Met Eireann service.

2015-16	Date	Speed	2016-17	Date	Speed
Abigail	12-13 Nov 2015	84mph	Angus	19-20 Nov 2016	106mph
Barney	17-18 Nov 2015	85mph	Barbara	23-24 Dec 2016	83mph
Clodagh	29 Nov 2017	97mph	Conor	25-27 Dec 2016	85mph
Desmond	4-6 Dec 2015	81mph	Doris	23 Feb 2017	94mph
Eva	23-24 Dec 2015	84mph	Ewan	26 Feb 2017	70mph
Frank	29-30 Dec 2015	85mph	Fleur
Gertrude	29 Jan 2016	105mph	Gabriel
Henry	1-2 Feb 2016	90mph	Holly
Imogen	8 Feb 2016	96mph	Ivor
Jake	1-4 Mar 2016	83mph	Jacqui
Katie	25-28 Mar 2016	106mph	Kamil
Lawrence			Louise
Mary			Malcolm
Nigel			Natalie
Orla			Oisin
Phil			Penelope
Rhonda			Robert
Steve			Susan
Tegan			Thomas
Vernon			Valerie
Wendy			Wilbert

To avoid confusion, if a storm is the remnant of a named hurricane or tropical storm then it will retain that name, e.g. "Ex-hurricane Cristobal," rather than take on a new name from the list below.

Starting June 1, 2007 select U.S. Coast Guard stations will hoist storm flags in foul weather: red triangle for small craft warning; double red triangle for gale warning; single red-and-black square for storm warning; and the feared double flags for hurricane warning.

Image: Double hurricane flag U.S. - U.S. Weather Service & U.S. Coast Guard

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