CRONDALL WEATHER

The 2010 Atlantic Basin Hurricane season officially begins on June 1st and officially will end on November 30th. Latest estimates are for 11-16 named storms, 6-8 hurricanes and 3-5 major hurricanes. You can see the statistics and forecast track of the latest one below (use the right hand menu to customise):

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For every year, there is a pre-approved list of names for tropical storms and hurricanes. These lists have been generated by the National Hurricane Center since 1953. At first, the lists consisted of only female names; however, since 1979, the lists alternate between male and female.

Hurricanes are named alphabetically from the list in chronological order. Thus the first tropical storm or hurricane of the year has a name that begins with "A" and the second is given the name that begins with "B." The lists contain names that begin from A to W, but exclude names that begin with a "Q" or "U."

There are six lists that continue to rotate. The lists only change when there is a hurricane that is so devastating, the name is retired and another name replaces it.