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 as it develops into a hurricane or until it dissipates.
The most devastating hurricane names are retired and another name replaces it.
2012 National Hurricane Center Eastern Pacific Tropical Cyclone Reports:
- Tropical Storm Aletta – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Bud – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Carlotta – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Daniel – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Emilia – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Fabio – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Gilma – PDF – KMZ
- Tropical Storm Hector – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Ileana – PDF – KMZ
- Tropical Storm John – PDF – KMZ
- Tropical Storm Kristy – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Lane – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Miriam – PDF – KMZ
- Tropical Storm Norman – PDF – KMZ
- Tropical Storm Olivia – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Paul – PDF – KMZ
- Tropical Storm Rosa – PDF – KMZ
A brief overview of the hurricane season is available in the 2012 Eastern Pacific Annual Summary
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