Using the Greek names was such a rare occurrence that it distracted from more important news about the hurricanes themselves.However, in 2021, WMO decided to discontinue use of the Greek alphabet for several reasons, including: Up until the 2020 season, we simply moved onto the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc.). The 2020 season ended with Hurricane Iota. The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record-we ran through the alphabetical list of 21 names (and then some)! This happens very rarely (it has only happened once before, in 2005), but intense storms seem likely to become more common with the rising temperatures of the oceans. The traditional names listed above are in alphabetical order as the storms occur. In other words, the first storm of the season will be given the first name on the list (starting with the letter A), the next will be given the name starting with B, and so on.Īn average year, based on 1991 to 2020 data, will result in 14 named storms, including seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes. A tropical storm develops into a hurricane when wind speeds reach 74 mph (119 kph). Tropical storms are given names as soon as they display a rotating circulation pattern and wind speeds of 39 miles per hour (63 kilometers per hour). We tend to use the name hurricane for any intense, swirling storm that starts in the tropical ocean but there are clear parameters for naming based mainly on wind speed.
The lists below include storms in both the Atlantic Basin (Gulf and East Coast hurricanes) and Eastern North-Pacific (Pacific Island and West Coast hurricanes). Hurricane Names for the 2022 Hurricane Season See a list of retired tropical storm and hurricane names here. Note: The names of especially destructive hurricanes are usually retired and not used again. Those that are not retired from the list this year will be used again in the 2028 season. There are only six lists of names for Atlantic and Pacific storms, which are cycled through every six years. For the 2022 hurricane season, the list of names from 2016 is being used again, so don’t be surprised if some sound familiar. Hurricane season officially begins on June 1 and ends on November 30 each year. The lists of hurricane names for each season are chosen by the World Meteorological Organization (not The Old Farmer’s Almanac). The lists have been maintained since 1953 (originally by the National Hurricane Center).
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