Thus the Beginning of Hurricane Season

[AFI_Sorrow]

I live in Florida,and last year we got Ivan
*scary music ensures*

Ugh, Florida is just hurricane frenzy to begin with. My aunt lives there and she had to evacuate her house for a week or so. (Don't know if it was Ivan, I don't remember names of Hurricanes.)

Hey, why do Hurricanes have names in the first place? And who decides on what name it will be?

[Trinity]

And who decides on what name it will be?

There's a big list of names for each year, me thinks. And once the name is used 5(?) times in all, it is then 'retired'.

[Ginger Harp Seal Pup]

I heard that for depressions or whatever they are called are named after a person that the majority of people don't like. And for good weather fronts they choose people who are well liked by the majority.

[AFI_Sorrow]

And who decides on what name it will be?

There's a big list of names for each year, me thinks. And once the name is used 5(?) times in all, it is then 'retired'.

Well that's odd.
I just wanted to know who has this grand power to name a weather pattern, and if it's a personal thing. Like, Hurricane Deborah (!?) after the guy's ex-wife, or something like that.

*ahem* Anyway, I hope we don't have any hurricanes this year in NJ! We hardly ever do, but you never know. The last thing I need is for my roof to fly off and land in someone's backyard eight miles away.

[.:Compact Disk:.]

DM you'd better not get blown away on me! I don't want to be a Widower!

[Sapphire Faerie]

Six hurricane name lists exist, each with a name for each letter of the alphabet, except for Q, U, X, Y, and Z. A different list is used each year, and the lists are recycled and reused (last year's list will be used again in 2010). If a hurricane is extremely devestating, the name is retired and replaced with a different name. For example, Andrew was retired and replaced with Alex. The names on the lists go male, female, male, on even years, and female, male, female on odd years. There are different lists different regions/oceans. I'm mainly referring to Atlantic hurricanes here.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml

They invented search engines for a reason folks ;P

It aint called the information superhighway for nothing.

[ahoteinrun]

*confused* I thought i'd posted here a few hours ago, but apparently not. *blank*

Oh well.

There aren't hurricanes here in Alberta. Only Tornados. I hate Tornados... they frigthen me. Too much force, too unpredictable, not enough warning... bleh.
Not enough places to hide at my camp either *shudder*.

[Alex]

Six hurricane name lists exist, each with a name for each letter of the alphabet, except for Q, U, X, Y, and Z. A different list is used each year, and the lists are recycled and reused (last year's list will be used again in 2010). If a hurricane is extremely devestating, the name is retired and replaced with a different name. For example, Andrew was retired and replaced with Alex. The names on the lists go male, female, male, on even years, and female, male, female on odd years. There are different lists different regions/oceans. I'm mainly referring to Atlantic hurricanes here.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml

They invented search engines for a reason folks ;P

It aint called the information superhighway for nothing.

I knew that!

It's amazing what random, useless facts get stuck in your brain. Why doesn't that happen with schoolwork?!

Anyway, nope, no hurricanes in Melbourne

[Sapphire Faerie]

*confused* I thought i'd posted here a few hours ago, but apparently not. *blank*

I ate your post with some fava beans and a nice chiante.

(not really)

[ahoteinrun]

*confused* I thought i'd posted here a few hours ago, but apparently not. *blank*

I ate your post with some fava beans and a nice chiante.

(not really)

I knew it had to be you and your evil evil ways...
i'll get you for this Chass... just you wait and see.

*shiftyeyes*

and thats ok. Maybe I just thought... of what i'd say in the post, and never got around to saying it. Who knows.

[DM was on fire!]

And who decides on what name it will be?

There's a big list of names for each year, me thinks. And once the name is used 5(?) times in all, it is then 'retired'.

Except for the bad hurricanes last year, because I THINK Francis was retired after year 2.

My poor grandma. She went to New Jersey during Francis. XD

[Kittie]

*confused* I thought i'd posted here a few hours ago, but apparently not. *blank*

Oh well.

There aren't hurricanes here in Alberta. Only Tornados. I hate Tornados... they frigthen me. Too much force, too unpredictable, not enough warning... bleh.
Not enough places to hide at my camp either *shudder*.

I live in Alberta too, so I know what you're talking about .Tornados are so creepy... *shiver*

But, Yeah, no hurricanes here. Just happy tornados and snow.

[Twinkle]

Well we've never had a hurricane in England but I was in Florida the day before hurricane George hit a few years back. We flew right over it.

[o_0]

Ha ha, I live in Tampa Bay.

Hooray for the Charley-esque paranoia to come!

[.:Compact Disk:.]

Well we've never had a hurricane in England but I was in Florida the day before hurricane George hit a few years back. We flew right over it.

We have. I've forgot when. I think it was 1989... but I'm not sure...