early outlooks predicting yet another active season, you might be wondering what names will be used for any tropical storms and hurricanes that develop in the months ahead.The graphic below shows the complete list of names selected by a committee of the World Meteorological Organization for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.HERE'S WHY THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON RUNS FROM JUNE TO NOVEMBERA table showing an alphabetical list of the 2022 Atlantic tropical cyclone names as selected by the World Meteorological Organization.
The official Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. (FOX Weather) The hurricane naming convention was established in 1950, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Initially, the phonetic alphabet was used for naming, but that practice was ditched in 1953 for a larger variety of names.The NHC assigns a name to any tropical cyclone that becomes a tropical storm (39-plus-mph winds) or hurricane (74-plus-mph winds).
The NHC goes through the list in alphabetical order, so the first tropical storm or hurricane receives the "A" name (Alex) and the 21st such storm receives the "W" name (Walter).WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TROPICAL DEPRESSION, TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE?Previously, if all 21 names were used, the Greek alphabet would then be used if necessary.