First named storms of the Atlantic basin will be as follows.
2015: Ana
2016: Alex
2017: Arlene
2013: Andrea 2014: Arthur 2015: Ana
The firs tropical storm in the Altlantic in 2003 was Tropical Storm Ana in April, which is unusually early.
The first named tropical storm in the Atlantic in 2003 was Tropical Storm Ana.
The first three names on the Atlantic list are Andrea, Barry, and Chantal. The first three East Pacific names will be Alvin, Barbara, and Cosme. However these names will be assigned to tropical storms, and it is unknown which, if any, of these storms will reach hurricane status.
The first named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season will be Ana. A system need only become a tropical storm to be named, though, and there is no way of knowing in advance which named storms will reach hurricane status.
2013: Andrea 2014: Arthur 2015: Ana
2013: Andrea 2014: Arthur 2015: Ana
The first tropical storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season was Hurricane Alex.
Ana
The first named storm of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season will be Arthur.
The firs tropical storm in the Altlantic in 2003 was Tropical Storm Ana in April, which is unusually early.
The first named tropical storm in the Atlantic in 2003 was Tropical Storm Ana.
The first three names on the Atlantic list are Andrea, Barry, and Chantal. The first three East Pacific names will be Alvin, Barbara, and Cosme. However these names will be assigned to tropical storms, and it is unknown which, if any, of these storms will reach hurricane status.
There are three main factors that affect the formation of tropical storms. First, tropical storms can only form over warm ocean water as it is the moisture from these oceans that fuels them. So they are mainly limited tropical regions. Second, wind shear can essentially tear a storm apart, so tropical storms usually do not form often in places with strong wind shear. As an example, the southern Atlantic ocean experiences a lot of wind shear, making tropical storms there extremely rare. Third, tropical storms need a strong Coriolis Effect to form as this is what drives their rotation. As a result tropical storms cannot form on the equator, and rarely form very close to it.
The names simply alternate in gender. If the last tropical storm or hurricane had a male name then the next name will be female and vice versa. For example, the first four Atlantic tropical storms of this year in order were Arlene, Bret, Cindy, and Don.
The first named storm of the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season will be Andrea.
The first named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season will be Ana. A system need only become a tropical storm to be named, though, and there is no way of knowing in advance which named storms will reach hurricane status.