Atlantic 2007 Hurricane Storm Names, Hurricane Preparedness Week Coming

Hurricane Katrina 2005 VIS Satellite image Can you believe we are only 15 days away from the beginning of the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season? Yes it’s that time of year again, were we need to keep a close eye to the tropics for developing Tropical Storms and Hurricanes. The 2007 Hurricane season is forecast already to be much above normal this season. So, even if it is or is not busy, it only takes one hurricane to create all types of problems for you, so it’s wise to prepare now before the heart of the season gets into full swing.

Next week marks the start of the annual National Hurricane Preparedness Week 2007, were each day will focus on a hurricane hazard. Sunday will be about the history of hurricanes, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, will cover all the hazards of hurricanes. On Thursday, the topic will be about hurricane forecasting and understanding the terms. Friday and Saturday will be about preparing and acting before and after the storm. You can find all types of great readings on the Hurricane Preparedness Week 2007 website.

Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Season 2007 Storm Names:

~~Andrea~~
Barry
Chantal
Dean
Erin
Felix
Gabrielle
Humberto
Ingrid
Jerry
Karen
Lorenzo
Melissa
Noel
Olga
Pablo
Rebekah
Sebastien
Tanya
Van
Wendy

Here is the list of storm names that will be used this hurricane season. Already, we have used “Andrea” as she developed into a sub-tropical storm last week off the Florida east coast. Next in line will be Barry. Not sure how far we will get through this list during 2007, but when looking at the list, it’s hard not to wonder what name will become a well known storm this year. Who might be under the gun from like “Hurricane Felix“, or maybe “Major Hurricane Melissa”. What’s your feeling with the name list this season?

Experience shows that the use of short, distinctive given names in written as well as spoken communications is quicker and less subject to error than the older more cumbersome latitude-longitude identification methods. These advantages are especially important in exchanging detailed storm information between hundreds of widely scattered stations, coastal bases, and ships at sea.

Since 1953, Atlantic tropical storms have been named from lists originated by the National Hurricane Center. They are now maintained and updated by an international committee of the World Meteorological Organization. The original name lists featured only women’s names. In 1979, men’s names were introduced and they alternate with the women’s names. Six lists are used in rotation. Thus, the 2006 list will be used again in 2012.

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