The pre-selected list of names, chosen by an international committee of meteorologists, is repeated every six years.

When it comes to naming a hurricane, not every name has what it takes. Could a hurricane ever be named Mortimer, Nixon or Helene?

It’s best to stay vigilant and informed during hurricane season. Being prepared can save many from the drastic effects of a ...

Of those 17 storms, researchers forecast that nine will become hurricanes. Last year, 18 storms formed, but just five made ...

Experts from Colorado State University released their initial forecast for this year's Atlantic hurricane season on Thursday, with as many as 17 storms expected. Of those 17 storms, nine are ...

Once winds reach 74 mph, the storm becomes a hurricane. The list of names for each season is determined in advance. For 2025, the first named storm of the year will be called Andrea, followed by ...

names from a supplemental list are used. AccuWeather is predicting 2025 could be a year with "volatile hurricanes" and warns storms could rapidly intensify shortly before making landfall.

A typical year averages about 14 tropical storms ... Once a storm reaches winds of 74 mph, the storm is a hurricane. The list of hurricane names covers 21 letters of the alphabet; Q, U, X ...

It’s largely the same list from the infamous 2020 hurricane season that produced 30 named storms. “For several hundred years, many hurricanes in the West Indies were named after the particular ...