Nope, it's not random—hurricane names are decided years in advance. Learn how, and who gets to name them.

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Hong Kong could be bracing for typhoon "Dim Sim" in the future, after the designation was added to the list of tropical ...

NOAA predicts a total of eight to 14 named storms during the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. Their potential names have ...

Nine new names for tropical cyclones have been added to an updated list for storm systems in the western North Pacific and the South China Sea, with Hong Kong contributing the name ...

Hurricane names aren't randomly chosen. There is actually an international process involved and it's designed to keep you ...

The Pacific Ocean has their first named tropical cyclone 19 days into the 2026 Pacific Hurricane Season but is expected to ...

Will it rain today? Atlantic hurricane season is June 1 to Nov. 30, 2026, with most tropical storm activity between August ...

The World Meteorological Organization maintains a list of 21 hurricane names for each year. In especially busy years, a supplemental list is used. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...