Hurricane Isaias: How are storm names chosen? How to pronounce ‘Isaias’
Hurricane Isaias prompted a question about how Atlantic storm names are assigned. The National Hurricane Center uses a predetermined list of names that cycles through the alphabet each year. The 2026 hurricane season will use names including Josephine, Kyle, Leah, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paulette, Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky, and Wilfred for the remaining storms of that year.
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