Who thinks of the hurricane names??

[SoCalDem]

Below are the lists for 08 & 09..

Bertha? Cristobal? Dolly? Paloma? Wilfred?

Really??

Why not Adam, Michael, Jennifer, Joseph, Mary, John, Barbara, Joan, Debbie, Steve, Jim??



2008

Arthur
Bertha
Cristobal
Dolly
Edouard
Fay
Gustav
Hanna
Ike
Josephine
Kyle
Laura
Marco
Nana
Omar
Paloma
Rene
Sally
Teddy
Vicky
Wilfred

2009

Ana
Bill
Claudette
Danny
Erika
Fred
Grace
Henri
Ida
Joaquin
Kate
Larry
Mindy
Nicholas
Odette
Peter
Rose
Sam
Teresa
Victor
Wanda

[valerief]

1. Valerie! I want Valerie!!! nt

[SoCalDem]

3. Why. why.. you little homewrecker,you

literally :rofl:

[valerief]

9. Oh, I'm just a lot of hot air really. nt

[SoCalDem]

14. Well, that would make you a sirocco, not a hurricane then

:evilgrin:

[valerief]

30. Oh, no. I'm not Eye-talian.

Only in my Fellini-esque dreams.

[polichick]

2. Hurricanes are multi-cultural. :)

[SoCalDem]

5. True, but many of the names they routinely use, are probably

not used much in ANY culture :)

Wilfred? Odette?

and why no Maria? or Jesus? :evilgrin:

[polichick]

12. I know - maybe the panel is just bored!

[slackmaster]

25. I'm waiting for a season that includes Lemonjello and Orangejello

:D

[Lex]

4. I *like* that they aren't all English/American everyday names.

nt

[Catherine Vincent]

6. uh oh, there's goanna be a Hurricane Bill in 2009

I can hear the freepers now.

[SoCalDem]

7. and a Laura this year :)

:)

[Occulus]

8. I think one reason they don't use common names is because

they don't want the use of the names among people to drop off.

I haven't met a "Betsy", for example, in many, many years, and those few were born prior to hurricane Betsy.

Same for Andrew.

I can't see anyone naming their girl "Katrina" for several years, for obvious reasons.

[slackmaster]

13. My real name is on the "retired" list

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/retirednames.shtml

[hlthe2b]

10. Better not hear of a Hurricane "Hlthe2b"

:evilgrin:

Seriously, though, I like seeing the lists--they do come up with some uncommon names, that's for sure. Odette? Paloma? Wilfred?

[slackmaster]

15. I think Hurricane Slack would be pretty cool

Kind of a laid-back storm.

[SoCalDem]

16. Just a little breeze, then some sunshine & finish with a light misting..

We'd all like Hurricane Slack :)

[hlthe2b]

18. yes... just a nice mild rain-bringer...

and an excuse for the keg party among the hurricane watchers.

[slackmaster]

11. A couple of reasons the names seem unusual

1. They can't reuse a name from one year to the next, as it could cause confusion.

2. Names that were given to storms that turned out to be especially destructive get "retired".

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/retirednames.shtml

[Hawkeye-X]

17. Go figure.

My middle name - which everyone calls me - is retired in 1979.

My middle name is David

[noamnety]

23. I was injured in that one.

(through my own stupidity)

[slackmaster]

24. I was in New York City when "Storm David" hit

Best lightning display I have ever seen by far!

[hlthe2b]

19. I always thought a Hurricane Gale (Gail?) would be redundant....

But, I guess it could happen.

[SoCalDem]

21. or Windy

"Who's peekin' out from under a stairway
Calling a name that's lighter than air
Who's bending down to give me a rainbow
Everyone knows it's Windy"

[Blue_Tires]

20. they have tried to diversify

remember once all the storms were just named after women...

if there was a name you wanted to see, feel free to suggest it to NOAA...they take open suggestions from the public (but iirc, all the hurricane names are set for the next 8-10 years)

[On the Road]

22. They've Been Doing This So Many Years

that I assume the naming group is desperate for new names, especially at the beginning of the alphabet.

[noamnety]

26. I am not sure I understand the issue.

Do we really need an international weather organization to pick names that reinforce American cultural trends and marginalize other cultures?

[SoCalDem]

28. Where are the common "non-American" names

Jose, Maria, Alicia, Elena,Miguel, Roberto, come to mind..

Hurricanes (Caribbean/Gulf/Atlantic) affect English & Spanish speaking places..and from what I've seen over the years, the names are mostly "odd"...in ANY language :)

[donco6]

31. They've already used a lot of those.

If the storm is really nasty, they retire the name.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/retirednames.shtml

[JVS]

27. Odette?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8nSUBcYk5w

[americanstranger]

29. These guys.

http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a25c3921a57f78e011a5a2b498100d3

I look forward to the day when a hurricane is named 'Scrambles, The Death Dealer.'

- as