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| − | The U.S. '''National Hurricane Center''' is a national organization that tracks tropical [[storm]]s and [[hurricane]]s over the [[Atlantic]], [[Caribbean]], [[Gulf of Mexico]], and the Eastern [[Pacific]] from May 15 through November 30. <ref>http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnhc.shtml</ref> Since 1953 the center has been naming storms with human names alphabetically. Originally only female names, they have been named for both males and females starting in 1979. | + | The U.S. '''National Hurricane Center''' is a national organization that tracks tropical [[storm]]s and [[hurricane]]s over the [[Atlantic]], [[Caribbean]], [[Gulf of Mexico]], and the Eastern [[Pacific]] from May 15 through November 30.<ref>http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnhc.shtml</ref> Since 1953 the center has been naming storms with human names alphabetically. Originally only female names, they have been named for both males and females starting in 1979.<ref>http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames_history.shtml</ref> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.nhc.noaa.gov Official Website] | ||
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Revision as of 23:52, March 16, 2013
The U.S. National Hurricane Center is a national organization that tracks tropical storms and hurricanes over the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Eastern Pacific from May 15 through November 30.[1] Since 1953 the center has been naming storms with human names alphabetically. Originally only female names, they have been named for both males and females starting in 1979.[2]