Flossie – in the Eastern Pacific prompted more than a few raised eyebrows and jokes on social media. Flossie? The name is far more associated with cows in literature and even a long-lived cat in the ...

Hurricane names are not chosen randomly. Behind each designation lies a precise procedure managed on a global scale. This ...

Who names tropical storms and hurricanes, and why? Before the 1950s, hurricanes were named by the year, order, and location where they happened each season. For example, Hurricane Santa Ana ...

The National Hurricane Center has released its full list of names for the hurricane season, which will be reused in 2031 with the exception of those that have been retired due to their impact.

U.S. weather officials have been giving hurricanes human names since the 1940s, but the original naming system drew the anger of activists.

The North Carolina Department of Health confirmed 108 storm-related deaths from Hurricane Helene.

The Atlantic Hurricane Season officially beings on June 1, and the National Hurricane Center has released the names that will be used for storms in the 2025 season.

The storm names for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season are the same that were used in 2019, with one exception: Dorian was retired and replaced with Dexter.

How are hurricane names determined? Male and female storm names are rotated every six years from pre-determined lists created by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Male names taken more seriously? One study has claimed male hurricane names were taken more seriously than female names. "In judging the intensity of a storm, people appear to be applying their ...

The Atlantic Hurricane Season officially beings on June 1, and the National Hurricane Center has released the names that will be used for storms in the 2025 season.

As it turns out, the name Flossie has been swirling around the hurricane vernacular for decades.