List Of Hurricane Names To Blow You Away!

Past, Present & Future Names of Hurricanes

Here's the first list of hurricane names, for the year 2008!

Is YOUR name here?

Arthur
Bertha
Cristobal
Dolly
Edouard
Fay
Gustav
Hanna
Ike
Josephine
Kyle
Laura
Marco
Nana
Omar
Paloma
Rene
Sally
Teddy
Vicky
Wilfred

Did you know that until 1979 hurricanes were always given FEMALE names? I'm not sure if that's flattering to women or insulting...

Next is the list of names of hurricanes for 2007:

Andrea
Barry
Chantal
Dean
Erin
Felix
Gabrielle
Humberto
Ingrid
Jerry
Karen
Lorenzo
Melissa
Noel
Olga
Pablo
Rebekah
Sebastien
Tanya
Van
Wendy

There are 6 lists of names for hurricanes altogether, and these rotate. The names on the list stay the same unless there is a really devastating hurricane - in which case that name is retired!

List of hurricanes 2006:

Alberto
Beryl
Chris
Debby
Ernesto
Florence
Gordon
Helene
Isaac
Joyce
Kirk
Leslie
Michael
Nadine
Oscar
Patty
Rafael
Sandy
Tony
Valerie
William

I wonder if hurricanes are given people's names in an attempt to make them less frightening? I'm guessing so, I mean, I'd rather know that Hurricane Kate was on the way than Hurricane Terrible, or Hurricane Horrific!

And now for the names of FUTURE hurricanes!

List Of Names for 2009:

Ana
Bill
Claudette
Danny
Erika
Fred
Grace
Henri
Ida
Joaquin
Kate
Larry
Mindy
NicholasOdette
Peter
Rose
Sam
Teresa
Victor
Wanda

Hurricane Names For 2010

Alex
Bonnie
Colin
Danielle
Earl
Fiona
GastonHermine
Igor
Julia
Karl
Lisa
Matthew
NicoleOtto
Paula
Richard
Shary
Tomas
Virginie
Walter

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