Tropical cyclones are named to avoid confusion with the public and streamline communications, as more than one tropical cyclone can exist at a time. Names are drawn in order from predetermined lists, and are usually assigned to tropical cyclones with one-, three- or ten-minute windspeeds of more than . However, standards vary from basin to basin.
See also
Tropical cyclone List of historical tropical cyclone names Lists of tropical cyclone names European windstorm names Atlantic hurricane season Pacific hurricane season South Atlantic tropical cyclone
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