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Hurricane Names - Atlantic Hurricanes 2008

The following is a list of possible Atlantic hurricane names for 2008. Atlantic tropical storms have been named from lists originated by the National Hurricane Center since 1953. Originally, the names were all female. However, in 1979, male names were also included in the lists.

UPDATE: The 2008 season was a record-breaker in multiple ways. Read the 2008 Hurricane Season Summary.

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2008 Atlantic Hurricane Names

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

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