So far in 2012 the following hurricane/ tropical storm names have been used:
In the Atlantic:
Alberto
Beryl
Chris
Debby
Ernesto
Florence
Gordon
Helene
Isaac
Joyce
Kirk
In the Eastern Pacific:
Aletta
Bud
Carlotta
Daniel
Emilia
Fabio
Gilma
Hector
Ileana
Illinois does not get hurricanes. It is too far from the ocean.
There never was a Hurricane Tobias. The named Tobias was added to the six-year rotation of hurricane names when the name Tomas was retired following the 2010 hurricane season. Tobias was on the list of names available for the 2016 season, but it was never used. Hurricanes and tropical storms and named in alphabetical order, and the 2016 season only made it as far as Otto.
Able The name Able has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the first letter of the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet, which was used from 1950 to 1952 for tropical cyclone names in the Atlantic Ocean. There was also a Tropical Storm Able in the 1996 Pacific typhoon season.**** Atlantic: 1950's Hurricane Able- Category 4 hurricane that ultimately hit Nova Scotia as a tropical storm.1951's Hurricane Able- Earliest recorded Category 3 hurricane. It threatened the Bahamas and North Carolina before moving out to sea. 1952's Hurricane Able- Long-lived, minimal hurricane that ultimately struck South Carolina, causing $2.75 million in damage and 3 deaths along its path through the eastern United States. In 1950 the U.S. Weather Bureau began using the phonetic alphabet to name hurricanes starting with Able. In 1953 the names were switched to that of women and in 1979 men's names were used for the first time. Hurricanes that were notable had their names retired with over 60 names retired so far. The very first hurricane name to be retired was Carol, hurricane Carol struck the Northeast U.S. late August 1954 as a category 3 hurricane with winds reaching 100 miles per hour.
The name Sonia is available for use in the eastern Pacific Ocean, however, the name has not been used so far. Tropical storms are named in alphabetical order as they develop, and few seasons make it far enough to have a storm name begginning with S.
The name Samantha does not appear on any lists of current hurricane names. The only way for the name Samantha to be used is if a storm with a female name starting with S is bad enough to have that name retired. This probably won't happen any time soon as few hurricane season make it as far as S (storms are named in alphabetical order) and the S name for this year is male.
No, there has never been a hurricane named Craig. Hurricane names are chosen from predetermined lists each season, and "Craig" has not been used as a hurricane name so far.
As of 2016 there has been a Hurricane Matthew, which briefly became a category 5. So far no storm has been named Courtney.
There is no record of a hurricane named Sophia in the recent past. Storm names are chosen from pre-selected lists each year, and the name Sophia has not been used in naming hurricanes thus far.
There hasn't been a Hurricane Robin with that spelling; however, there has been a Tropical Storm Robyn in the Indian Ocean in 2010. There was also a Typhoon Robyn in 1993 that struck Japan.
Illinois does not get hurricanes. It is too far from the ocean.
There was a Hurricane Todd in the Pacific in 1998 off the coast of China, but that is it, no Atlantic Hurricane or storm has ever been named Todd. Part of the curse of our name being so far down the alphabetic list
No, there has not been a hurricane named William in recent history. Hurricane names are predetermined by the World Meteorological Organization and are reused every six years unless a storm is particularly deadly or damaging, in which case its name is retired.
There never was a Hurricane Tobias. The named Tobias was added to the six-year rotation of hurricane names when the name Tomas was retired following the 2010 hurricane season. Tobias was on the list of names available for the 2016 season, but it was never used. Hurricanes and tropical storms and named in alphabetical order, and the 2016 season only made it as far as Otto.
There never was a Hurricane Tobias. The named Tobias was added to the six-year rotation of hurricane names when the name Tomas was retired following the 2010 hurricane season. Tobias was on the list of names available for the 2016 season, but it was never used. Hurricanes and tropical storms and named in alphabetical order, and the 2016 season only made it as far as Otto.
There never was a Hurricane Tobias. The named Tobias was added to the six-year rotation of hurricane names when the name Tomas was retired following the 2010 hurricane season. Tobias was on the list of names available for the 2016 season, but it was never used. Hurricanes and tropical storms and named in alphabetical order, and the 2016 season only made it as far as Otto.
Able The name Able has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the first letter of the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet, which was used from 1950 to 1952 for tropical cyclone names in the Atlantic Ocean. There was also a Tropical Storm Able in the 1996 Pacific typhoon season.**** Atlantic: 1950's Hurricane Able- Category 4 hurricane that ultimately hit Nova Scotia as a tropical storm.1951's Hurricane Able- Earliest recorded Category 3 hurricane. It threatened the Bahamas and North Carolina before moving out to sea. 1952's Hurricane Able- Long-lived, minimal hurricane that ultimately struck South Carolina, causing $2.75 million in damage and 3 deaths along its path through the eastern United States. In 1950 the U.S. Weather Bureau began using the phonetic alphabet to name hurricanes starting with Able. In 1953 the names were switched to that of women and in 1979 men's names were used for the first time. Hurricanes that were notable had their names retired with over 60 names retired so far. The very first hurricane name to be retired was Carol, hurricane Carol struck the Northeast U.S. late August 1954 as a category 3 hurricane with winds reaching 100 miles per hour.
Able The name Able has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the first letter of the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet, which was used from 1950 to 1952 for tropical cyclone names in the Atlantic Ocean. There was also a Tropical Storm Able in the 1996 Pacific typhoon season.**** Atlantic: 1950's Hurricane Able- Category 4 hurricane that ultimately hit Nova Scotia as a tropical storm.1951's Hurricane Able- Earliest recorded Category 3 hurricane. It threatened the Bahamas and North Carolina before moving out to sea. 1952's Hurricane Able- Long-lived, minimal hurricane that ultimately struck South Carolina, causing $2.75 million in damage and 3 deaths along its path through the eastern United States. In 1950 the U.S. Weather Bureau began using the phonetic alphabet to name hurricanes starting with Able. In 1953 the names were switched to that of women and in 1979 men's names were used for the first time. Hurricanes that were notable had their names retired with over 60 names retired so far. The very first hurricane name to be retired was Carol, hurricane Carol struck the Northeast U.S. late August 1954 as a category 3 hurricane with winds reaching 100 miles per hour.