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Naming Hurricanes - Hurricane, Typhoon and Cylone Names

The naming of tropical cyclones is a practice developed to help scientists, meteorologists, and communities to remember and categorize storms.

Tropical Depressions Names With Philippine Storm Naming Conventions

Tropical depression names in the Philippines use an alternative storm naming convention.

The New Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale

The Saffir-Simpson Scale has been a tool for understanding the damages and intensity of hurricanes for years. Now, the National Weather Service is eliminating the storm surge and flood reference values from the scale on an experimental basis renaming the scale to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

Atlantic Hurricane Names

The practice of naming hurricanes makes storm location and descriptions easier for communities, weather channels, and storm chasers worldwide. This list of Atlantic tropical storm names is the complete list from the National Hurricane Center.

Is it Called a Hurricane or Typoon in the Pacific Ocean?

When hurricane Flossie hit Hawaii, many people wondered why this storm was not called a typhoon. Now, you can get the complete answer here as well as the names of all the future storms in the Atlantic and Pacific.

Northern Indian Ocean Cyclone Names

Northern Indian Ocean Cyclone Names

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