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Where do hurricane names come from?

Friday, September 1, 2023 at 12:00 AM

In the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia, some people are wondering, ‘Where do these names come from?’ The naming of tropical storms goes back several centuries, but it wasn’t until 1979 the current naming system was put in place.

There’s a long and drawn-out history of tropical names but we will hit some of the highlights:

  • 1800’s – The earliest evidence of named storms is found in Puerto Rico. Storms would be named after the saint of the day from the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar for the day the hurricane struck. There is also evidence of storms being named of places and things.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com

(Story by Natalie Nunn, ozarksfirst.com)

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