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Names
and Categories
Atlantic
Names:
| 2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Ana
Bill
Claudette
Danny
Erika
Fabian
Grace
Henri
Isabel
Juan
Kate
Larry
Mindy
Nicholas
Odette
Peter
Rose
Sam
Teresa
Victor
Wanda |
Alex
Bonnie
Charley
Danielle
Earl
Frances
Gaston
Hermine
Ivan
Jeanne
Karl
Lisa
Matthew
Nicole
Otto
Paula
Richard
Shary
Tomas
Virginie
Walter |
Arlene
Bret
Cindy
Dennis
Emily
Franklin
Gert
Harvey
Irene
Jose
Katrina
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
Philippe
Rita
Stan
Tammy
Vince
Wilma
|
Alberto
Beryl
Chris
Debby
Ernesto
Florence
Gordon
Helene
Isaac
Joyce
Kirk
Leslie
Michael
Nadine
Oscar
Patty
Rafael
Sandy
Tony
Valerie
William |
Andrea
Barry
Chantal
Dean
Erin
Felix
Gabrielle
Humberto
Ingrid
Jerry
Karen
Lorenzo
Melissa
Noel
Olga
Pablo
Rebekah
Sebastien
Tanya
Van
Wendy |
Arthur
Bertha
Cristobal
Dolly
Edouard
Fay
Gustav
Hanna
Ike
Josephine
Kyle
Lili*
Marco
Nana
Omar
Paloma
Rene
Sally
Teddy
Vicky
Wilfred |
Eastern North Pacific Names:
| 2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Andres
Blanca
Carlos
Dolores
Enrique
Felicia
Guillermo
Hilda
Ignacio
Jimena
Kevin
Linda
Marty
Nora
Olaf
Patricia
Rick
Sandra
Terry
Vivian
Waldo
Xina
York
Zelda |
Agatha
Blas
Celia
Darby
Estelle
Frank
Georgette
Howard
Isis
Javier
Kay
Lester
Madeline
Newton
Orlene
Paine
Roslyn
Seymour
Tina
Virgil
Winifred
Xavier
Yolanda
Zeke |
Adrian
Beatriz
Calvin
Dora
Eugene
Fernanda
Greg
Hilary
Irwin
Jova
Kenneth
Lidia
Max
Norma
Otis
Pilar
Ramon
Selma
Todd
Veronica
Wiley
Xina
York
Zelda |
Aletta
Bud
Carlotta
Daniel
Emilia
Fabio
Gilma
Hector
Ileana
John
Kristy
Lane
Miriam
Norman
Olivia
Paul
Rosa
Sergio
Tara
Vicente
Willa
Xavier
Yolanda
Zeke |
Alvin
Barbara
Cosme
Dalila
Erick
Flossie
Gil
Henriette
Ivo
Juliette
Kiko
Lorena
Manuel
Narda
Octave
Priscilla
Raymond
Sonia
Tico
Velma
Wallis
Xina
York
Zelda |
Alma
Boris
Cristina
Douglas
Elida
Fausto
Genevieve
Hernan
Iselle
Julio
Karina
Lowell
Marie
Norbert
Odile
Polo
Rachel
Simon
Trudy
Vance
Winnie
Xavier
Yolanda
Zeke |
A complete list of hurricane names can be found
here.
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Category
|
Definition
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Effects
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| One |
Winds
74-95 mph |
No
real damage to building structures. Damage primarly to unanchored
mobile homes, shrubbery, and trees. Also, some coastal road flooding
and minor pier damage |
| Two |
Winds
96-110 mph |
Some
roofing material, door, and window damage to buildings. Considerable
damage to vegetation, mobile homes, and piers. Coastal and low-lying
escape routes flood 2-4 hours before arrival of center. Small craft
in unprotected anchorages break moorings. |
| Three |
Winds
111-130 mph |
Some
structural damage to small residences and utility buildings with a
minor amount of curtainwall failures. Mobile homes are destroyed.
Flooding near the coast destroys smaller structures with larger structures
damaged by floating debris. Terrain continuously lower than 5 feet
ASL may be flooded inland 8 miles or more. |
| Four |
Winds
131-155 mph |
More
extensive curtainwall failures with some complete roof strucutre failure
on small residences. Major erosion of beach. Major damage to lower
floors of structures near the shore. Terrain continuously lower than
10 feet ASL may be flooded requiring massive evacuation of residential
areas inland as far as 6 miles. |
| Five |
Winds
greater than 155 mph |
Complete
roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings. Some complete
building failures with small utility buildings blown over or away.
Major damage to lower floors of all structures located less than 15
feet ASL and within 500 yards of the shoreline. Massive evacuation
of residential areas on low ground within 5 to 10 miles of the shoreline
may be required |
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