![]() “I would imagine that it was viewed somewhat sexist.” “It made sense to broaden the pool of names and make them focus less on hurricanes as female entities only,” Jim Elsner, a professor of geography at Florida State University tells TIME. So a storm name with an A, like Anne, would be the first in any given year, followed by B for Bernard, for example. In 1978, men’s names joined the storm list, alternating with the female names. Alice hit Florida, Cuba and Central America in late May and early June of that year. ![]() The first tropical storm to receive a female name was tropical storm Alice in 1953, according to the National Hurricane Center. This practice had previously been used during World War II. At first they were named from a phonetic alphabet (Able, Baker, Charlie, and so on), but this method was changed in 1953 in favor of using alphabetized female names. The National Hurricane Center began formally naming storms in 1950. Short, distinctive names are more easily identifiable, and also cause less confusion when sharing important information across weather stations, and with the media and the general public about a storm’s tracking, path and predicted impact. Why do we name hurricanes?Īccording to the National Hurricane Center, hurricanes are named to streamline messaging and communications. (They retain that name if, or when, their speed is tracking to hurricane levels.) Here’s what you need to know about that process, and why it’s important. Imelda, a tropical storm, led to dangerous flash flooding in Texas.Įvery year, tropical storms tracked by the National Hurricane Center are given a specific name when they reach the speed of 39 mph. Dorian, which grew to a category 5 storm, devastated the Bahamas, leading to over 50 deaths and the decimation of island communities. ![]() Over the past few months, storms like Dorian, Barry and Imelda have caused widespread damage and destruction. 2019’s hurricane season in the North Atlantic Ocean is expected to last until November 30th. ![]()
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