Hurricane question....
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Morbyd
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I think the National Weather Center assigns them. They alternate male and female names. When they become organized systems (we call them tropical storms and, after they strengthen to a certain level, hurricanes), then they get assigned a name. Each year, they start with a name beginning with the letter A.
Found this on some Hurricane info website...
"No one knows when the naming of hurricanes began. It used to be that only the biggest and fiercest hurricanes were named. Some scientists say that the first person who named a hurricane was an Australian scientist, Clement Wragge. They say that he named the strong ones after his friends, and the weak ones after his enemies. The way that we name hurricanes now began in 1941. The novel, Storms, by George Stewart probably inspired it. In this book, they named hurricanes after their girlfriends and statues. Naming hurricanes girls’ names was established in 1953. In 1979, male names were alternated with female names. The first hurricane of the season has a name beginning with the letter A, the next one B, the next with C, and so on. For example, if the first name is Arthur, the second could be Beth, and the third Charles. There are not very many names that begin with Q, U, X, Y, Z. Those letters are not used to name the hurricanes in the Atlantic and western Pacific Oceans. Letters past O aren't usually needed, anyway, because there are not usually that many hurricanes in a year. "
"No one knows when the naming of hurricanes began. It used to be that only the biggest and fiercest hurricanes were named. Some scientists say that the first person who named a hurricane was an Australian scientist, Clement Wragge. They say that he named the strong ones after his friends, and the weak ones after his enemies. The way that we name hurricanes now began in 1941. The novel, Storms, by George Stewart probably inspired it. In this book, they named hurricanes after their girlfriends and statues. Naming hurricanes girls’ names was established in 1953. In 1979, male names were alternated with female names. The first hurricane of the season has a name beginning with the letter A, the next one B, the next with C, and so on. For example, if the first name is Arthur, the second could be Beth, and the third Charles. There are not very many names that begin with Q, U, X, Y, Z. Those letters are not used to name the hurricanes in the Atlantic and western Pacific Oceans. Letters past O aren't usually needed, anyway, because there are not usually that many hurricanes in a year. "
PachaGirl79
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LOL was just getting ready to post that info bri 
great minds think alike 8)
It can be as simple as a leading meteorologist on the project naming it after one of their pets or children. Great question!
great minds think alike 8) It can be as simple as a leading meteorologist on the project naming it after one of their pets or children. Great question!
jamesthemonkeh
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If they happen to run out of letters, then they use the greek alphabet I believe, this hasn't happened yet but if it does and it could possibly happen this year then the first one would be Hurricane Alpha, then Hurricane Beta etc etc