{"id":5525,"date":"2026-06-24T23:01:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T23:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5525"},"modified":"2026-06-24T23:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T23:01:42","slug":"2026-atlantic-hurricane-season-storm-names-how-to-pronounce-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5525","title":{"rendered":"2026 Atlantic hurricane season storm names, how to pronounce them"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><span><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>As tropical storms and hurricanes form, they are given names from a list that is managed by the World Meteorological Organization.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5522\">Former Army soldier from Texas pleads guilty to child exploitation crimes<\/a><\/p> <p>Here\u2019s a look at the names for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.<\/p> <!-- --><h2>2026 Atlantic hurricane season names<\/h2> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><ul><li><span>Arthur (pronounced AR-thur)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Bertha (pronounced BUR-thuh)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Cristobal (pronounced krees-TOH-bahl)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Dolly (pronounced DAH-lee)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Edouard (pronounced eh-DWARD)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Fay (pronounced fay)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Gonzalo (pronounced gohn-SAH-loh)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Hanna (pronounced HAN-uh)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Isaias (pronounced ees-ah-EE-ahs)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Josephine (pronounced JOH-seh-feen)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Kyle (pronounced KY-ull)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Leah (pronounced LEE-ah)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Marco (pronounced MAR-koe)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Nana (pronounced NA-na)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Omar (pronounced OH-mar)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Paulette (pronounced pawl-LET)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Rene (pronounced re-NAY)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Sally (pronounced SAL-ee)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Teddy (pronounced TEHD-ee)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Vicky (pronounced VIH-kee)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Wilfred (pronounced WILL-fred)<\/span><\/li><\/ul> <!-- --><h2>How are tropical cyclones named?<\/h2> <!-- --><p>There are six lists of names \u2013 one per year \u2013 that are recycled every six years. They are managed by the World Meteorological Organization, which determines when a storm name needs to be retired and replaced because of its deadly or costly impact.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Once a tropical depression strengthens into a tropical storm, it receives a name from the list for that year. Names are assigned alphabetically.<\/p> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5524\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ade9a5b8f13880e899a21c0db173668c-768x432.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ade9a5b8f13880e899a21c0db173668c-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ade9a5b8f13880e899a21c0db173668c-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ade9a5b8f13880e899a21c0db173668c.webp 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <div><p><span>Image of Hurricane Milton from NOAA&#8217;s GOES-16 satellite on Oct. 8, 2024. (Photo: NOAA)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5517\">Southeast Houston fire fully out, air monitoring continues<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><h2>What happens if the list runs out?<\/h2> <!-- --><p>During a particularly active hurricane season, the list of storm names could run out.<\/p> <!-- --><p>In the past, storms would then be named after the Greek alphabet \u2013 for example, Hurricane Alpha. But in 2021, the World Meteorological Organization announced the discontinuation of that practice.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>Now, there is a supplemental list of names that will be assigned to storms once the main list is exhausted.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5513\">Houston FIFA Fan Fest at capacity for June 24<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><h3>Supplemental list of Atlantic hurricane names<\/h3> <!-- --><ul><li><span>Adria (AHH-dree-ah)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Braylen (BRAY-lin)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Caridad (kah-ree-DAD)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Deshawn (deh-SHAWN)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Emery (EHM-er-ee)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Foster (FAHS-ter)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Gemma (HEM-mah)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Heath (HEETH)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Isla (EES-lah)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Jacobus (juh-KO-buss)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Kenzie (KEHN-zee)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Lucio (loo-SEE-oh)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Makayla (mah-KAY-luh)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Nolan (NOH-lin)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Orlanda (ohr-LAN-dah)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Pax (PAKS)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Ronin (ROH-nin)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Sophie (SOH-fee)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Tayshaun (tay-SHAWN)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Viviana (vi-VEAH-nah)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Will (WIL)<\/span><\/li><\/ul> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The list of 2026 Atlantic hurricane season storm names and how to pronounce them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[202,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hurricanes","category-weather"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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