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2014 Hurricane Names: Storms We Could See This Year

Here are the the names of the storms that could potentially form in 2014, though the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association – which released its outlook for the 2014 hurricane season last week – says it’s likely going to be an average or below-average year for named storms and hurricanes.

For a tropical storm to get a name, its top sustained winds much reach 39 mph. To qualify as a hurricane, those peak sustained winds must hit 74 mph.

The names are maintained by the World Meteorological Organization, and get recycled every six years. But names of devastating storms – like Katrina, Sandy, Gustav and Ike – are dropped for sensitivity’s sake.

2014 Atlantic hurricane names:
Arthur
Bertha
Cristobal
Dolly
Edouard
Fay
Gonzalo
Hanna
Isaias
Josephine
Kyle
Laura
Marco
Nana
Omar
Paulette
Rene
Sally
Teddy
Vicky
Wilfred

2014 Eastern Eastern Pacific hurricane names:
Amanda
Boris
Cristina
Douglas
Elida
Fausto
Genevieve
Hernan
Iselle
Julio
Karina
Lowell
Marie
Norbert
Odile
Polo
Rachel
Simon
Trudy
Vance
Winnie
Xavier
Yolanda
Zeke