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Pronunciation of Storm Names


Atlantic Names

The following information is taken from Chapter 3 of the National Hurricane Operations Plan.

2007 2008 2009
Andrea
Barry
Chantal   shan-TAHL
Dean
Erin   AIR-in
Felix   FEEL-ix
Gabrielle   ga-bree-EL
Humberto   oom-BAIR-to
Ingrid
Jerry
Karen
Lorenzo
Melissa
Noel   NOL
Olga
Pablo   PA-blow
Rebekah
Sebastien   say-BAS-tyan
Tanya   TAHN-ya
Van
Wendy
Arthur
Bertha   BUR-tha
Cristobal   krees-TOE-bahl
Dolly
Edouard   eh-DWARD
Fay
Gustav
Hanna
Ike
Josephine   JO-ze-feen
Kyle
Laura
Marco
Nana
Omar
Paloma   pa-LOW-ma
Rene   re-NAY
Sally
Teddy
Vicky
Wilfred
Ana
Bill
Claudette   claw-DET
Danny
Erika   ERR-ree-ka
Fred
Grace
Henri   ahn-REE
Ida
Joaquin
Kate
Larry
Mindy
Nicholas   NIK-o-las
Odette   o-DET
Peter
Rose
Sam
Teresa   te-REE-sa
Victor   VIC-ter
Wanda
 
2010 2011 2012
Alex
Bonnie
Colin
Danielle   dan-YELL
Earl
Fiona
Gaston
Hermine   her-MEEN
Igor   e-GOR
Julia
Karl
Lisa   LEE-sa
Matthew
Nicole   ni-COLE
Otto
Paula
Richard   RICH-erd
Shary   SHA-ree
Tomas   to-MAS
Virginie   vir-JIN-ee
Walter
Arlene
Bret
Cindy
Don
Emily
Franklin
Gert
Harvey
Irene
Jose   ho-ZAY
Katia   ka-TEE-ah
Lee
Maria   ma-REE-ah
Nate
Ophelia   o-FEEL-ya
Philippe   fe-LEEP
Rina
Sean
Tammy
Vince
Whitney
Alberto   al-BAIR-toe
Beryl   BER-ril
Chris
Debby
Ernesto   er-NES-toe
Florence
Gordon
Helene   he-LEEN
Isaac   EYE-zak
Joyce
Kirk
Leslie
Michael   MIKE-el
Nadine   nay-DEEN
Oscar
Patty
Rafael   ra-fa-EL
Sandy
Tony
Valerie
William


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