What is the next hurricane name?

Every six years, the list of names begins again! However, the names of especially destructive hurricanes are usually retired. See the “retired” tropical storm and hurricane names. The Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1 and ends November 30. Here are the hurricane names for the 2018 season. read more

Here is more information the history of naming tropical cyclones and retired names. If a storm forms in the off-season, it will take the next name in the list based on the current calendar date. For example, if a tropical cyclone formed on December 28th, it would take the name from the previous season's list of names. read more

Hurricane Irma has reached Category 5 status and is headed for the East Coast. Tropical Storm Jose is already forming in the Caribbean east of Irma. Jose is the 10th name on the list of planned Atlantic tropical and subtropical storm names for 2017. read more