Names for 2025 hurricanes released: Did yours make the cut?
Federal weather officials have unveiled the names they plan to give tropical storms during the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which is forecast to be more severe than normal.
Meteorologists expect between 13 and 19 storms to reach sustained winds of 39 mph or higher, at which point they become a tropical storm and earn a name, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
NOAA has predicted six to 10 hurricanes this year, which have winds of at least 74 mph, including three to five major hurricanes, with winds exceeding 111 mph.
Storms will be named in alphabetical order from the following list:
Andrea
Barry
Chantal
Dexter
Erin
Fernand
Gabrielle
Humberto
Imelda
Jerry
Karen
Lorenzo
Melissa
Nestor
Olga
Pablo
Rebekah
Sebastien
Tanya
Van
Wendy
Tropical storm names rotate every six years, so this year's names will appear again in 2031, according to the National Hurricane Center. The list only changes if a storm is so deadly or costly that officials from the World Meteorological Organization determine the name should be retired.
Three hurricane names were removed from rotation after last year: Beryl, Helene and Milton.
Hurricane season runs from June through November.
One factor contributing to the greater severity of this year's hurricane season is the El Niño/Southern Oscillation phenomenon, a recurring climate pattern involving water temperature in the Pacific Ocean that influences weather in the United States and other parts of the world, according to the National Weather Service.
Other factors include warmer-than-average ocean temperatures and forecasts for reduced trade winds, allowing storms to develop with less disruption. There is also the potential this year for an active West African Monsoon weather system, a main origin point for hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, according to NOAA.
'This outlook is a call to action: be prepared,' National Weather Service Director Ken Graham said in a statement 'Take proactive steps now to make a plan and gather supplies to ensure you're ready before a storm threatens.'
Even people who live inland must be prepared for severe storms, Acting NOAA Administrator Laura Grimm warned.
'As we witnessed last year with significant inland flooding from hurricanes Helene and Debby, the impacts of hurricanes can reach far beyond coastal communities,' she said.
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