Hurricane names for the 2015 Atlantic season
A guide to how storm names are selected and when they are retired.
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Why do hurricanes have names?
Easy to remember names help reduce confusion when two or more tropical storms are happening at the same time. In the past, there was confusion when storm advisories for a storm miles away were broadcast locally where another storm was threatening.
How do they pick the names?
Originally the lists featured only women’s names, according to the National Hurricane Center. In 1979 men’s names were introduced. Now the names alternate each year.
2015 Atlantic storm names
- Ana
- Bill
- Claudette
- Danny
- Erika
- Fred
- Grace
- Henri
- Ida
- Joaquin
- Kate
- Larry
- Mindy
- Nicholas
- Odette
- Peter
- Rose
- Sam
- Teresa
- Victor
- Wanda
What hurricane names have been retired?
What happens if more than 21 named storms?
Additional storms will take the names from the Greek alphabet, (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, etc.), according to the National Hurricane Center.
What if a storm forms when it is not hurricane season?
The storm would take the next name in the list based on the current calendar year.
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