Considering the tragedies of the 2008 HURRICANE SEASON one can only hope this is a sign of better things to come. One thing for sure, the weather is unpredictable and with the recent global temperature changes HURRICANES are inevitable. Stay tuned to http://hurricane-tropical-storm-tracker.blogspot.com for ongoing updates and HURRICANE WEB CAMERA views from the effected area's.
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For every year, there is a pre-approved list of names for tropical storms and hurricanes. These lists have been generated by the National Hurricane Center since 1953. At first, the lists consisted of only female names; however, since 1979, the lists alternate between male and female.
Hurricanes are named alphabetically from the list in chronological order. Thus the first tropical storm or hurricane of the year has a name that begins with "A" and the second is given the name that begins with "B." The lists contain names that begin from A to W, but exclude names that begin with a "Q" or "U."
There are six lists that continue to rotate. The lists only change when there is a hurricane that is so devastating, the name is retired and another name replaces it.
2009 HURRICANE NAMES
NAME PRONUNCIATION NAME PRONUNCIATION
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ANA AH- NAH
BILL
CLAUDETTE CLAW DET
DANNY
ERIKA ERR- REE KA
FRED
GRACE
HENRI AHN REE-
IDA
JOAQUIN WAH KEEN-
KATE
LARRY
MINDY
NICHOLAS NIK- O LAS
ODETTE O DET
PETER
ROSE
SAM
TERESA TE REE- SA
VICTOR VIC- TER
WANDA
