Nearly every 2025 hurricane season name has been used before, and some have a deadly past. The start of the Atlantic hurricane season is now here, and some forecasters have already warned that it could start with a pre-season tropical depression or even a tropical storm.
Andrea is the first storm name for the 2025 hurricane season, which consists of 20 other names picked years in advance by an international committee called the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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Anyone who has lived in a hurricane-prone area may recognize some of the names on the list, which isn’t unusual. The WMO chooses hurricane names from a pool that is rotated every six years.
In fact, it’s more uncommon to see a new name pop up on the list. Hurricane names are occasionally retired, but it takes a pretty substantial hurricane to make it happen. The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was historic enough to warrant the retirement of Beryl, Helene and Milton. After the infamous 2005 hurricane season, the WMO retired five names: Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan and Wilma.
Here’s a look at this year’s hurricane names:
- Andrea
- Barry
- Chantal
- Dexter
- Erin
- Fernand
- Gabrielle
- Humberto
- Imelda
- Jerry
- Karen
- Lorenzo
- Melissa
- Nestor
- Olga
- Pablo
- Rebekah
- Sebastien
- Tanya
- Van
- Wendy
