2018 Pacific hurricane season facts for kids

2018 Pacific hurricane season is a future event in which the tropical cyclones will be formed in Western Hemisphere. It happens yearly and in 2018 hurricane season will officially start on May 15 and End on November 30.

Storm names

The following list of names will be used for naming storms that will be formed in the Eastern Pacific in 2018. Any retired names will be announced by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) during the Spring 2019. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2024 season. This is the same list used in the 2012 season.

• Aletta
• Bud
• Carlotta
• Daniel
• Emilia
• Fabio
• Gilma
• Hector

• Ileana
• John
• Kristy
• Lane
• Miriam
• Norman
• Olivia
• Paul

• Rosa
• Sergio
• Tara
• Vicente
• Willa
• Xavier
• Yolanda
• Zeke

Images for kids

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  Four tropical cyclones active on August 7: Hector (left), Kristy (middle), John (right), and Ileana (merging with John on the right).

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  Invest 96C at peak intensity, as a subtropical storm, on September 2.