[Names of storms]
"Atlantic Storms 1996-2001"
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) near Miami, Florida, keeps a constant
watch on oceanic storm-breeding areas for tropical disturbances which may
herald the formation of a hurricane. If a disturbance intensifies into a
tropical storm with rotatory circulation and wind speeds about 39 miles per
hour, NHC will give the storm a name from one of the six lists below. A separate
set is used each year beginning with the first name in the set. Once a set
of names has been used for a season, that list will not be used again for
another six years. The 1996 set, for example, will be used again to name
storms in the year 2002. The letters Q, U, X, Y, and Z are not included because
of the scarcity of names beginning with those letters. When a major storm
makes landfall and is associated with grave economic impact, the name is
retired.
The name lists have an international flavor because hurricanes affect many
nations and are tracked by the public and weather services of countries other
than the United States. Names for these lists are selected from library sources
and agreed upon by nations involved during international meetings of the
World Meteorological Organization.
| 1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Arthur |
Ana |
Alex |
Arlene
|
Alberto |
Allison |
| Bertha |
Bill |
Bonnie |
Bret
|
Beryl |
Barry |
| Cesar |
Claudette |
Charley |
Cindy
|
Chris |
Chantal |
| Dolly |
Danny |
Danielle |
Dennis |
Debby |
Dean |
| Edouard |
Erika |
Earl |
Emily
|
Ernesto |
Erin |
| Fran |
Fabian |
Frances |
Floyd
|
Florence |
Felix |
| Gustav |
Grace |
Georges |
Gert
|
Gordon |
Gabrielle |
| Hortense |
Henri |
Hermine |
Harvey
|
Helene |
Humberto |
| Isodore |
Isabel |
Ivan |
Irene
|
Isaac |
Iris |
| Josephine |
Juan |
Jeane |
Jose
|
Joyce |
Jerry |
| Kyle |
Katc |
Karl |
Katrina
|
Keith |
Karen |
| Lili |
Larry |
Lisa |
Lenny
|
Leslie |
Lorenzo |
| Marco |
Mindy |
Mitch |
Maria |
Michael |
Michelle |
| Nana |
Nicholas |
Nicole |
Nate
|
Nadine |
Noel |
| Omar |
Odette |
Otto |
Ophelia
|
Oscar |
Olga |
| Paloma |
Peter |
Paula |
Phillippe
|
Patty |
Pablo |
| Rene |
Rose |
Richard |
Rita
|
Raphael |
Rebekah |
| Sally |
Sam |
Shary |
Stan
|
Sandy |
Sebastien |
| Teddy |
Teresa |
Tomas |
Tammy |
Tony |
Tanya |
| Vicky |
Victor |
Virginie |
Vince
|
Valeric |
Van |
| Wilfred |
Wanda |
Walter |
Wilma
|
William |
Wendy |
|