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Category Archives: tropical weather

About the National Hurricane Center

Posted on May 19, 2012 by iAlert.com

Throughout our nation’s history, hurricanes have taken thousands of lives and caused billions of dollars in damage and loss.  The National Hurricane Center (NHC) was established in 1898 by President William F. McKinley to mitigate the effects of these natural disasters and provide … Read More…

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2009 Hurricane Names | 2009 National Hurricane Center Tropical Cyclone Reports

Posted on August 3, 2010 by iAlert.com

Hurricanes are named alphabetically from a predetermined list beginning the letter “A” through “W”, excluding names that begin with “Q” or “U.” A storm is first named by the National Hurricane Center when the system becomes a tropical storm and the name remains … Read More…

Tags: 2009 hurricane names, Cyclone, Hurricane, hurricane bill, hurricane fred, hurricane ida, hurricanes, national hurricane center, National Hurricane Center Tropical Cyclone Reports, tropical cyclone, Tropical Cyclone Reports, tropical depression, tropical storm, tropical storm ana, tropical storm claudette, tropical storm danny, tropical storm erika, tropical storm grace, tropical storm henri, tropical weather

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Why Are Hurricane Names Are Retired

Posted on August 3, 2010 by iAlert.com

When a major hurricane impacts a country that country can request the name of the hurricane be “retired” through the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva Switzerland. Retiring a name actually means that it will not be reused for at least 10 years, … Read More…

Tags: historic hurricane, historic tropical weather, historical hurricane, hurricane impacts, hurricane warning, hurricanes, landfall hurricane, old hurricanes, retired hurricane names, tropical weather, weather, world meteorological organization

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