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 Atlantic Hurricane Names:
- Alberto
- Beryl
- Chris
- Debby
- Ernesto
- Florence
- Gordon
- Helene
- Isaac
- Joyce
- Kirk
- Leslie
- Michael
- Nadine
- Oscar
- Patty
- Rafael
- Sandy
- Tony
- Valerie
- William
2012 National Hurricane Center Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Reports
- Tropical Storm Alberto – PDF – KMZ
- Tropical Storm Beryl – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Chris – PDF – KMZ
- Tropical Storm Debby – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Ernesto – PDF – KMZ
- Tropical Storm Florence – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Gordon – PDF – KMZ
- Tropical Storm Helene – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Isaac – PDF – KMZ
- Tropical Storm Joyce – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Kirk – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Leslie – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Michael – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Nadine – PDF – KMZ
- Tropical Storm Oscar – PDF – KMZ
- Tropical Storm Patty – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Rafael – PDF – KMZ
- Hurricane Sandy – PDF – KMZ
- Tropical Storm Tony – PDF – KMZ
A brief overview of the hurricane season is available in the 2012 Atlantic Annual Summary
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