The World Meteorological Organization released the names for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. These names will be used in alphabetical order to identify hurricanes, tropical storms and other meteorological systems of significance in the Atlantic basin. Developing cyclones are given a name when they become a tropical storm, reaching sustained winds of 39 miles per hour or higher.
This year’s names are:
- Alberto
- Beryl
- Chris
- Debby
- Ernesto
- Francine
- Gordon
- Helene
- Isaac
- Joyce
- Kirk
- Leslie
- Milton
- Nadine
- Oscar
- Patty
- Rafael
- Sara
- Tara
- Valerie
- William
This year’s list of storm names was last used in 2018. If the number of named storms exceeds the list, additional storms will be named using a supplemental list of names. This rarity has only happened twice in the past 15 years.
