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Hurricane names: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association's hurricane list includes 147 names. Find out all the names on the list for 2024.
Here is the complete list of hurricane names for 2024, with the bolded names representing storms that have already taken place this year. Alberto. Beryl. Chris. Debby. Ernesto. Francine. Gordon ...
The name selected comes from one of six rotating alphabetic lists of twenty-one names, that are maintained by the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) RA IV Hurricane Committee. [1] These lists skip the letters Q, U, X, Y and Z, rotate from year to year and alternate between male and female names. [ 1 ]
The new set of names were developed and used in 1955 beginning with Brenda continuing through the alphabet to Zelda. [1] For each season before 1960, a new set of names was developed. [1] In 1960 forecasters decided to begin rotating names in a regular sequence and thus four alphabetical lists were established to be repeated every four years. [3]
Season name Areas affected Systems formed Named storms Hurricane-force tropical cyclones Damage (2025 USD) Deaths Ref. North Atlantic Ocean [a] — — — — Unknown — Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean [a] — — — — Unknown — Western Pacific Ocean [b] Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore: 1 — — Unknown — North Indian Ocean [c
The category 4 Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina in August 2018, killing 53 people, while Hurricane Michael was the first category 5 on record to impact the Florida Panhandle, leaving 74 dead ...
The decade featured Hurricane Andrew, which at the time was the costliest hurricane on record, and also Hurricane Mitch, which is considered to be the deadliest tropical cyclone to have its name retired, killing over 11,000 people in Central America. A total of 15 names were retired in this decade, seven during the 1995 and 1996 seasons.
Hurricane season began June 1 and will last through Nov. 30. Hurricane season 2024 NOAA has predicted an above-normal hurricane season for 2024, with between 17 and 25 total named storms.