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  2. Hurricane names: Why we name storms, how they are selected - AOL

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    Tannehill also mentioned Clement Wragge, an Australian meteorologist who name tropical storms after women before the end of the 19th century. ... Retired names for hurricanes, storms.

  3. How hurricanes and tropical storms get their names: Who names ...

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    When do storm names get reused? The World Meteorological Organization says Atlantic hurricane names go through a six-year cycle. For example, 2024's hurricane names start with Alberto, Beryl ...

  4. Tropical cyclone naming - Wikipedia

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    Tropical cyclones and subtropical cyclones are named by various warning centers to simplify communication between forecasters and the general public regarding forecasts, watches and warnings. The names are intended to reduce confusion in the event of concurrent storms in the same basin. Once storms develop sustained wind speeds of more than 33 ...

  5. History of tropical cyclone naming - Wikipedia

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    Clement Wragge was the pioneer in naming storms. The practice of using names to identify tropical cyclones goes back several centuries, with systems named after places, people (like Roman Catholic saints), or things they hit before the formal start of naming in each basin. [1][2][3] Examples include the 1526 San Francisco hurricane (named after ...

  6. Meteorologists look for clues as to why hurricane season ...

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    If one did get a name, it would be the first since Ernesto formed on Aug. 12. There have been five named storms this season; tropical storms Alberto and Chris, and hurricanes Beryl, Debby and Ernesto.

  7. Saffir–Simpson scale - Wikipedia

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    The Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS) classifies hurricanes —which in the Western Hemisphere are tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms —into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds. This measuring system was formerly known as the Saffir ...

  8. What does landfall mean? Hurricane terms and how to use them ...

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    Cyclone vs. hurricane vs. typhoon: These are all terms used to name the same type of tropical storms, it just depends what ocean the storm is in. In the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Ocean, a storm ...

  9. Tropical cyclone scales - Wikipedia

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    If the named storm intensifies further and reaches winds speeds of 48 knots (89 km/h; 55 mph), then it will be classified as a severe tropical storm. A severe tropical storm is designated as a tropical cyclone when it reaches wind speeds of 64 knots (119 km/h; 74 mph). If a tropical cyclone intensify further and reaches wind speeds of 90 knots ...