Do hurricanes have namees over the Alantic?

Answer 1

• YES..................................................................................
• "hurricane" (the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E)
• "typhoon" (the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline)
• "severe tropical cyclone" or "Category 3 cyclone" and above (the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160°E or Southeast Indian ocean east of 90°E)
• "very severe cyclonic storm" (the North Indian Ocean)
• "tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Indian Ocean)

Answer 2

Yes, hurricanes that occur over the Atlantic Ocean are given names. The names are selected from a predetermined list and given to storms to help facilitate communication and tracking.