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First Tropical Depression Forms/2009 Hurricane Names

By Doug Peters
July 22, 2010 Updated May 28, 2009 at 6:20 PM EDT

The first Tropical Depression formed today off the East Coast. Fortunately it is not expected to strengthen significantly and is forecast to remain well out to sea.  If it were to become a Tropical Storm, the name would be Ana. Here is a list of this year’s names.


Ana

Bill

Claudette

Danny

Erika

Fred

Grace

Henri

Ida

Joaquin

Kate

Larry

Mindy

Nicholas

Odette

Peter

Rose

Sam

Teresa

Victor

Wanda


Hurricanes and tropical storms are given names to avoid confusion as to which storm is where in the Atlantic basin. Names are maintained and updated by the World Meteorological Organization. Six lists are used in a rotation, so this years names won’t be used again until 2015. If a storm is so deadly or costly, then the name is retired and a new name is selected to replace it on the list. If you’d like to know more about naming hurricanes, click here.

 

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