Each year the World Meteorological Organization releases names for Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes. If this year’s names sound familiar, that’s because they were last used in 2014. This year’s list will move back into rotation in 2026.
If a storm is particularly devastating, the name may be retired and replaced with a new name, as was Hurricane Katrina. If a hurricane season is particularly active and more than 21 storms form, the additional storms are named after letters in the Greek alphabet.
To be named, a storm must have wind speeds of at least 39 miles per hour and have a rotating circular pattern.
This year’s names are:
- Arthur
- Bertha
- Cristobal
- Dolly
- Edouard
- Fay
- Gonzalo
- Hanna
- Isaias
- Josephine
- Kyle
- Laura
- Marco
- Nana
- Omar
- Paulette
- Rene
- Sally
- Teddy
- Vicky
- Wilfred
