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2008 Hurricane Names

Names are selected by the World Meteorological Organization’s Hurricane Committee, which has representatives from all the countries that are affected by hurricanes. If a storm has had extraordinary impact, its name is retired. For instance, the names Hugo, Andrew, Floyd and Isabel have been retired. A storm is named when its winds travel counterclockwise and reach 39 mph, tropical storm strength. For more information, visit NOAA's hurricane naming page.

The 2008 Atlantic hurricane names are:

Arthur
Bertha
Cristobal
Dolly
Edouard
Fay
Gustav
Hanna
Ike
Josephine
Kyle
Laura
Marco
Nana
Omar
Paloma
Rene
Sally
Teddy
Vicky
Wilfred