The Weather Channel has released its list of winter storm names for the 2013-14 season, the second annual rundown of names that will be attached to storms in the upcoming winter weather season.
Developed with the help of a Latin class at Bozeman High School in Bozeman, Mont., the 26 names will be used in alphabetical order to identify strong winter storms that meet the naming criteria. The 2012-13 list for winter storms was the first of its kind to be developed by The Weather Channel, with 27 storms receiving names a year ago.
“The naming program last year was a huge success, with well over a billion impressions on Twitter and regular use by numerous schools, agencies and media outlets,” said Bryan Norcross, senior hurricane specialist at The Weather Channel and compiler of the list. “It’s simply easier to communicate about a complex storm if it has a name, which our naming program last year demonstrated. And good communications benefits everyone.”