News These Were the Named Hurricanes of 2019, From Barry to Jerry The 2019 hurricane season hit hard. Here is the full list of names chosen for the year for storms in the Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific Ocean, and which ones actually became fully formed hurricanes. By Kimberly Holland Kimberly Holland Kimberly Holland is a writer and editor with 15 years of experience in food, lifestyle, health, and nutrition content. She has been published in Southern Living, Real Simple, Allrecipes, EatingWell, Cooking Light, and other publications. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on July 10, 2020 Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Elen11/Getty Images The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, which includes the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico, was June 1 to November 30; the Eastern Pacific hurricane season ran from May 15 through November 30. Long before these basins crank up with tropical waves, storms, and hurricanes, the National Hurricane Center establishes a list of storm names that will be assigned when a weather event is powerful enough to be named. A tropical system gets its name when it maintains sustained wind speeds of 39 miles per hour, at which point it is officially a tropical storm. Many named systems never reach hurricane status, when winds reach 74 miles per hour. Until the 1950s, tropical storms and hurricanes were tracked by the order in which they occurred each year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Over time, it was learned that the use of short, easily remembered names in written as well as spoken communications is quicker and reduces confusion when two or more tropical storms occur at the same time. In the past, confusion and false rumors resulted when storm advisories broadcast from radio stations were mistaken for warnings concerning an entirely different storm located hundreds of miles away.” Hurricane naming began in 1953, with only female names used until 1978. Male names were added in 1979. Storm names are in alphabetical order, skipping Q, U, X, Y, and Z (in the Atlantic basin), and alternate between male and female names. There are six lists of 21 names, and each list is recycled every six years. (i.e., 2018’s names will be used again in 2024, 2019’s will be used again in 2025, and so on.) Any storm names that were used for a particularly deadly or costly hurricane are retired and replaced. The names Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate were retired following the devastating 2017 season. Below, see the main list for both the Atlantic and Pacific storms for 2019. Names used that became hurricanes are indicated with an asterisk. Atlantic Ocean Hurricane Names for the 2019 Season These storm names were last used in 2013, which was a “quiet” hurricane season, with no major hurricanes. AndreaBarry*ChantalDorianErinFernandGabrielleHumbertoImeldaJerry*KarenLorenzo*MelissaNestorOlgaPablo*RebekahSebastienTanyaVanWendy In the event more than 21 named storms form in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center says additional storms will be named from the Greek alphabet. Eastern North Pacific Hurricane Names for the 2019 Season Alvin*Barbara*CosmeDalilaErick*Flossie*GilHenrietteIvoJuliette*Kiko*Lorena*MarioNardaOctavePriscillaRaymondSoniaTicoVelmaWallisXinaYorkZelda Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit