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How are hurricanes named?
Atlantic Storm Names
This is the current list in use by the National Hurricane Center for
Atlantic storms. This list of names is repeated every 6 years, so that the 1996 list of names will be used in 2002,
1997 in 2003, etc.
| 1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Arthur |
Ana |
Alex |
Arlene |
Alberto |
Allison |
| Bertha |
Bill |
Bonnie |
Bret |
Beryl |
Barry |
| Cesar |
Claudette |
Charley |
Cindy |
Chris |
Chantal |
| Dolly |
Danny |
Danielle |
Dennis |
Debby |
Dean |
| Edouard |
Erika |
Earl |
Emily |
Ernesto |
Erin |
| Fran |
Fabian |
Frances |
Floyd |
Florence |
Felix |
| Gustav |
Grace |
Georges |
Gert |
Gordon |
Gabrielle |
| Hortense |
Henri |
Hermine |
Harvey |
Helene |
Humberto |
| Isidore |
Isabel |
Ivan |
Irene |
Isaac |
Iris |
| Josephine |
Juan |
Jeanne |
Jose |
Joyce |
Jerry |
| Kyle |
Kate |
Karl |
Katrina |
Keith |
Karen |
| Lili |
Larry |
Lisa |
Lenny |
Leslie |
Lorenzo |
| Marco |
Mindy |
Mitch |
Maria |
Michael |
Michelle |
| Nana |
Nicholas |
Nicole |
Nate |
Nadine |
Noel |
| Omar |
Odette |
Otto |
Ophelia |
Oscar |
Olga |
| Paloma |
Peter |
Paula |
Philippe |
Patty |
Pablo |
| Rene |
Rose |
Richard |
Rita |
Rafael |
Rebekah |
| Sally |
Sam |
Shary |
Stan |
Sandy |
Sebastien |
| Teddy |
Teresa |
Tomas |
Tammy |
Tony |
Tanya |
| Vicky |
Victor |
Virginie |
Vince |
Valerie |
Van |
| Wilfred |
Wanda |
Walter |
Wilma |
William |
Wendy |
East Pacific Storm Names
This is the current list in use by the National Hurricane Center for
East Pacific storms. This list of names is repeated every 6 years, so that the 1996 list of names will be used in 2002,
1997 in 2003, etc.
| 1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Alma |
Andres |
Agatha |
Adrian |
Aletta |
Adolph |
| Boris |
Blanca |
Blas |
Beatriz |
Bud |
Barbara |
| Cristina |
Carlos |
Celia |
Calvin |
Carlotta |
Cosme |
| Douglas |
Dolores |
Darby |
Dora |
Daniel |
Dalilia |
| Elida |
Enrique |
Estelle |
Eugene |
Emilia |
Erick |
| Fausto |
Felicia |
Frank |
Fernanda |
Fabio |
Flossie |
| Genevieve |
Guillermo |
Georgette |
Greg |
Gilma |
Gil |
| Hernan |
Hilda |
Howard |
Hilary |
Hector |
Henriette |
| Iselle |
Ignacio |
Isis |
Irwin |
Ileana |
Israel |
| Julio |
Jimena |
Javier |
Jova |
John |
Juliette |
| Kenna |
Kevin |
Kay |
Kenneth |
Kristy |
Kiko |
| Lowell |
Linda |
Lester |
Lidia |
Lane |
Lorena |
| Marie |
Marty |
Madeline |
Max |
Miriam |
Manuel |
| Norbert |
Nora |
Newton |
Norma |
Norman |
Narda |
| Odile |
Olaf |
Orlene |
Otis |
Olivia |
Octave |
| Polo |
Pauline |
Paine |
Pilar |
Paul |
Priscilla |
| Rachel |
Rick |
Roslyn |
Ramon |
Rosa |
Raymond |
| Simon |
Sandra |
Seymour |
Selma |
Sergio |
Sonia |
| Trudy |
Terry |
Tina |
Todd |
Tara |
Tico |
| Vance |
Vivian |
Virgil |
Veronica |
Vicente |
Velma |
| Winnie |
Waldo |
Winifred |
Wiley |
Willa |
Wallis |
| Xavier |
Xina |
Xavier |
Xina |
Xavier |
Xina |
| Yolanda |
York |
Yolanda |
York |
Yolanda |
York |
| Zeke |
Zelda |
Zeke |
Zelda |
Zeke |
Zelda |
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