If a devastating cat. 5 (200mph)hurricane hits.. and crosses from the atlantic to pacific….?
if a devastating cat 5 (200mph winds) hits the caribean and causes thousands of death and 100s of billions in damage, then moves on to mexico, and crosses to the pacific, they wouldve retired it’s name.
but since it actually crosses to the pacific, it reagains strength, and causes more billions$ and deaths.
will they change the name to a pacific storm, or will they keep the same name as an atlantic and pacific storm. will it have the same record, the same name.
so what im asking is, will they change the name, and willl it have a new record diiferent in the pacific than atlantic.
would they actually do that, or will the world know it by only one name
and if you see this question, go to my questions and asnwers and help answer some others please
remember, im talking about if not what can.
According to the National Hurricane Center, it used to be that a storm crossing into the Pacific basin would get a new name from the Eastern Pacific list of names. However, the rules have changed and as long as the system does not die and become a tropical depression, it will retain the Atlantic basin name. If it becomes only a tropical depression as it crosses into the Pacific or if a Pacific named storm crosses into the Atlantic (yes, it has happened) will it be given a new name.
Here is the web page from the National Hurricane Center that explains the current rules.
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/B5.html
Now if you are asking if the name has to be changed since the name is retired after causing the initial damage, that would not happen. The Name of a hurricane is only retired after the end of the "season" when a committee made up of regional member nations of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) meets to consider if any names need to be retired and if so, to nominate a replacement name for the one retired to the WMO.
EDIT: for UALog
I believe I know your answer. I recall a conversation many years ago with someone who knows more on the subject than I, and what they told me is the WMO committe members have an informal agreement that names for the Atlantic basin will not be used for the Eastern Pacific and also the other way around. If that does exist, that would solve any confusion. I may not be correct since my memory is not as good as it once was but that is the way I remember the conversation. I checked and don’t see any names that are the same (several very similar) on the lists at this point.
According to the National Hurricane Center, it used to be that a storm crossing into the Pacific basin would get a new name from the Eastern Pacific list of names. However, the rules have changed and as long as the system does not die and become a tropical depression, it will retain the Atlantic basin name. If it becomes only a tropical depression as it crosses into the Pacific or if a Pacific named storm crosses into the Atlantic (yes, it has happened) will it be given a new name.
Here is the web page from the National Hurricane Center that explains the current rules.
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/B5.html
Now if you are asking if the name has to be changed since the name is retired after causing the initial damage, that would not happen. The Name of a hurricane is only retired after the end of the "season" when a committee made up of regional member nations of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) meets to consider if any names need to be retired and if so, to nominate a replacement name for the one retired to the WMO.
EDIT: for UALog
I believe I know your answer. I recall a conversation many years ago with someone who knows more on the subject than I, and what they told me is the WMO committe members have an informal agreement that names for the Atlantic basin will not be used for the Eastern Pacific and also the other way around. If that does exist, that would solve any confusion. I may not be correct since my memory is not as good as it once was but that is the way I remember the conversation. I checked and don’t see any names that are the same (several very similar) on the lists at this point.
References :
National Hurricane Center
Water is correct with his answer to your question. However, your questions does open up another question that I do not have an answer to. That question would be if this storm keeps its name and then causes dearth and destruction again after it crosses into the Eastern Pacific, would the name be also retired for the Eastern Pacific name list too at the end of the hurricane season. Since the name came off the Atlantic list and was never officially listed as part of the Eastern Pacific list of names. my best guess is that it would be unofficially retired as an Eastern Pacific name list too. This can be done by never bringing the name to vote as a new name for future use for tropical systems in the Eastern Pacific. Or if it ever comes up to a vote to be added it to the Eastern Pacific lists, they can just vote it down each time.
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