North Atlantic
editWithin the North Atlantic ocean, tropical or subtropical cyclones are named by the National Hurricane Center (NHC/RSMC Miami) when they are judged to have intensified into a tropical storm with winds of at least 65 km/h, (40 mph). Six lists of names are used in alphabetical order, and maintained by the World Meteorological Organization with them rotating on a yearly basis. Significant tropical cyclones have their names retired from the lists with a replacement name selected at the next World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Regional Association IV Hurricane Committee meeting. If all of the names on a list are used, storms are named after the letters of the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc.). Greek names, unlike the names in the regular lists, cannot be retired. If a storm ever reached the magnitude that might otherwise have led to retirement, the storm would be listed with the retired names with a footnote indicating the Greek letter would still be available for future storms.[1][2][3]
2011 | Arlene | Bruce | Christina | Derek | Emily | Felix | Gert | Hector | Irene | Jason | Kira |
Link | Megan | Nate | Ophelia | Philippe | Ramona | Sean | Tammy | Vince | Whitney | ||
2012 | Albert | Beryl | Chris | Debby | Ernesto | Florence | Gary | Helene | Isaac | Joyce | Kirk |
Leslie | Michael | Nadine | Oscar | Patty | Rafael | Sandy | Tony | Valerie | William | ||
2013 | Andrea | Barry | Chantal | David | Erin | Fernando | Gabrielle | Humberto | Ingrid | Jerry | Karen |
Lorenzo | Melissa | Nester | Olga | Pablo | Rebecca | Sebastian | Tanya | Van | Wendy | ||
2014 | Arthur | Bertha | Cristobal | Dolly | Eduardo | Fay | Ghirahim | Hanna | Isaiah | Josephine | Kyle |
Laura | Marco | Nina | Omar | Paula | Rob | Sabrina | Teddy | Vicky | Wario | ||
2015 | Ana | Bill | Courtney | Danny | Erica | Fred | Grace | Henry | Ida | Jamal | Kate |
Larry | Mindy | Nicholas | Odette | Peter | Robin | Sam | Teresa | Victor | Wanda | ||
2016 | Alex | Bonnie | Carlos | Danielle | Earl | Fiona | Gaston | Hermione | Ian | Julia | Karl |
Lisa | Matthew | Nicole | Otto | Paula | Richard | Shary | Tobias | Virginia | Walter | ||
2017 | Allison | Bruno | Cassie | Demise | Elaine | Farore | Gruntilda | Harvey | Irene | Jimmy | Kathy |
Leif | Marissa | Nayru | Ophelia | Peter | Rachel | Shane | Tammy | Vince | Whammy | ||
2018 | Alvin | Bam | Chris | Debby | Elvis | Florence | Gary | Helena | Igor | Joyce | Kirk |
Leslie | Michael | Nadine | Oscar | Patty | Rafael | Sandy | Tony | Valerie | William | ||
Sources for tropical cyclone names.[1][2] |
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- ^ a b Unattributed (2010-06-01). "RA IV Hurricane Operational Plan for North America, Central America and the Caribbean Hurricane Operational Plan" (PDF). Regional Association IV Hurricane Committee. World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ^ a b Unattributed. "Frequently asked questions: B: Tropical Cyclone Names". Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- ^ Unattributed (2006-04-04). "RA IV Hurricane Committee Twenty-eighth Session report". Regional Association IV Hurricane Committee. World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2010-09-24.