Tropical cyclone naming
Hurricanes are given easy to remember names for recognization. There are six lists of names with female names corresponding to odd-numbered years (e.g. 1999) and male names starting even-numbered years (e.g. 2002). Here are the six lists of names:
Atlantic Hurricane Season names[edit | edit source]
2003[edit | edit source]
Ana - Bill - Claudette - Danny - Erika - Fabian* - Grace - Henri - Isabel* - Juan - Kate - Larry - Mindy - Nicholas - Odette - Peter - Rose - Sam - Teresa - Victor - Wanda This list was last used in 1997, and will be used again in 2009.
- No names were retired in 1997 hurricane season.
- Fabian will most likely be retired for 2009 hurricane season
- Isabel will most likely be retired for 2009 hurricane season
2004[edit | edit source]
Alex - Bonnie - Charley - Danielle - Earl - Frances - Gaston* - Hermine - Ivan - Jeanne - Karl - Lisa - Matthew* - Nicole - Otto - Paula - Richard - Shary - Tomas - Virginie - Walter This list was last used in 1998, and will be used again in 2010.
2005[edit | edit source]
Arlene - Bret - Cindy - Dennis - Emily - Franklin* - Gert - Harvey - Irene - Jose - Katrina - Lee* - Maria - Nate - Ophelia - Philippe - Rita - Stan - Tammy - Vince - Wilma This list was last used in 1999, and will be used again in 2011.
2006[edit | edit source]
Alberto - Beryl - Chris - Debby - Ernesto - Florence - Gordon - Helene - Isaac - Joyce - Kirk* - Leslie - Michael - Nadine - Oscar - Patty - Rafael - Sandy - Tony - Valerie - William This list was last used in 2000, and will be used again in 2012.
- Kirk replaces Keith
2007[edit | edit source]
Andrea* - Barry - Chantal - Dean - Erin - Felix - Gabrielle - Humberto - Ingrid* - Jerry - Karen - Lorenzo - Melissa* - Noel - Olga* - Pablo - Rebekah* - Sebastien - Tanya - Van - Wendy This list was last used in 2001, and will be used again in 2013.
- Andrea replaces Alison
- Ingrid replaces Isis
- Michelle replaced Marilyn in 1995 but was retired and is now replaced by Melissa
- Olga replaces Opal
- Rebekah replaces Roxanne
2008[edit | edit source]
Arthur - Bertha - Cristobal* - Dolly - Edouard - Fay* - Gustav - Hanna* - Ike* - Josephine - Kyle - Laura* - Marco - Nana - Omar - Paloma - Rene - Sally - Teddy - Vicky - Wilfred This list was last used in 2002, and will be used again in 2014.
- Cristobal replaces Cesar
- Fay replaces Fran
- Hanna replaces Hortense
- Ike replaces Isidore
- Laura replaces Lili
1997 hurricane season?[edit | edit source]
The main reason why no names were retired during the 1997 hurricane season was that we were in a record-setting El Nino pattern. El Nino tends to cool Atlantic waters, therefore choking off hurricane development. There was only 1 hurricane, and 4 named storms in 1997. Making it the slowest season since 1933.
