Your own name might already be sitting on one of those lists.

ATLANTA — The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1st, and, as always, the first named storm starts with an A and ends with a W. All 21 names, which change each year, aren't randomly chosen. There is actually an international process involved and ...

In hurricane forecasting, the names come first. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), located in Switzerland, chooses hurricane names several years in advance based on strict criteria. This practice gives common names to natural disasters—and the ...