I know there is an alphabetical order to name them. But I don't understand, because some days ago there was a storm called Ileana, and now there is one called Ernesto. I need to know how those names were chosen, because the "I" comes after the "E", but Ileana was first, and now it's Ernesto.
2006-08-29 05:00:52 · 11 answers · asked by Sky 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
They are named alphabetically by the hurricane center before any storms arrive.
There are names for the Atlantic/Gulf Coast region(where Ernesto is now) and then there are different names for the Eastern Pacific(where Illeana was and John now is).
You can read more on the National Hurricane site. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml
2006-08-29 05:07:02 · answer #1 · answered by Jen 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Half of these people say they are named in alphabetical order...
its true...
But the two hurricanes you are refering to is Illena and Ernesto....
Illena is a Pacific Ocean hurrican which has a different list of names while Ernesto is an Atlantic Ocean hurrican.
2006-08-29 10:23:49 · answer #2 · answered by julean33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the two storms you mentioned are from two different oceans, therefor from two different lists of names. Ernesto is the 5th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, while Ileana is the 9th of the pacific season
2006-08-29 05:05:24 · answer #3 · answered by parental unit 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alphabetical order, alternating between male and female names.
2006-08-29 07:31:41 · answer #4 · answered by WillO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you start with A, then you go to every other letter (male to female) like: Allen, Candice, Earnesto THEN ONCE YOU GET TO THE LAST LETTER YOU TAKE THE LETTERS YOU MISSED on the first go around and start there with a male name like Basil, Denise, Falon. AFTER ALL LETTERS ARE COVERED YOU START WITH THE Greek Alphabet (not skipping letters): Alpha, Beta....
2006-08-29 05:05:08 · answer #5 · answered by The Ultimate Answerer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is assigned when the storm is first noticed. One named later may get here first.
2006-08-29 05:04:12 · answer #6 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they are named alphabetically form year to year i think here is a link http://www.marshbunny.com/mbunny/sidetrip/hurricane/storms.html
2006-08-29 05:12:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check this site out http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml
its because the location of the hurricane.
2006-08-29 05:03:50 · answer #8 · answered by 34 RIP 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's alphabetical then reverse alphabetical
2006-08-29 05:03:22 · answer #9 · answered by drumlove56 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Checking...
The answers are here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_names
2006-08-29 05:02:36 · answer #10 · answered by ndtaya 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋