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i just wander where they get the tornadoes name from?and who name them? email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 73/100. crosa125 (953)   ranked 2,811 out of 38,396 in life3 years ago

another tornadoe,this time Alebama,last time katrina,Nineteen people were killed as tornadoes and severe storms rippped through the southern United States on Thursday.
it is sad in first plce to hear what happend but i just curious,when people calling for help,who and how they find the name for tornadoe first?does it have to have name?

 
 
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tags:  alebama, who knows, heart breaking
 
1. myLot reputation of 79/100. rekkusu (449)   ranked 8,624 out of 38,396 in life   3 years ago

well they say "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned",
So mabey they were trying to be funny or something;)


myLot reputation of 73/100. crosa125 (953)   ranked 2,811 out of 38,396 in life  3 years ago

hey being funny is good i like it,people are calling for help,hahaha let's make name for it first,well i have to say they were funny last time when katrina hit people.cheers,thank you for your respond


myLot reputation of 79/100. rekkusu (449)   ranked 8,624 out of 38,396 in life  3 years ago

Imagine the reaction you would get when you tell people

"Katrina threw my car over the roof of my house"

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2. myLot reputation of 87/100. TeresaK (8081)   ranked 1,524 out of 38,396 in life   3 years ago

Tropical storms and hurricanes get names, tornadoes do not.

Here is some information about naming hurricanes:
Since a hurricane can last for a week or more, and there can be more than one storm at a time, weather forecasters give each storm a name so there is no confusion when talking about a particular storm. Each year, the first tropical storm of the season is given a name that starts with A, the second storm is given a name that starts with a B, and so on (the letters Q, U, X, Y, and Z are not used becasue there are few common names starting with these letters). Women's and men's names are alternated. The name lists are made up by meteorologists at the World Meteorological Organization.
In the active hurricane season of 2005, Greek letters began to be used to name tropical storms after the letters of the alphabet had been used.

There are different name lists for Atlantic and eastern Pacific tropical storms. Storms are named as soon as the winds are 39 mph or more. The names of very destructive storms (like Andrew, Camille, Hugo, and Katrina) are retired (they are never used again).

The History of Naming Tropical Storms
Until late in the 1940s, hurricanes were not officially named (hurricane forecasting was then in its infancy). Only the most severe hurricanes were given names, and they were often named for the place they did the most damage (such as the Galveston Hurricane of 1900) or the time they hit (such as the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935).

US meteorologists working in the Pacific Ocean began naming tropical cyclones during World War 2, when they often had to track multiple storms. They gave each storm a name in order to distinguish the cyclones from each other more quickly than referring to each storm by its position.

The first US named hurricane (unofficially named) was George, which hit in 1947. The next one given a name was Hurricane Bess (named for the First Lady of the USA, Bess Truman, in 1949). Various naming conventions were used until the use of women's names was adopted in 1953; the names used that year were: Alice, Barbara, Carol, Dolly, Edna, Florence, Gilda, Hazel, Irene, Jill, Katherine, Lucy, Mabel, Norma, Orpha, Patsy, Queen, Rachel, Susie, Tina, Una, Vicky, and Wallis.

Between 1953 and 1979, only women's names were used to name tropical storms. Since 1979, men's and women's names are alternated as names.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/weather/hurricane/naming.shtml


myLot reputation of 73/100. crosa125 (953)   ranked 2,811 out of 38,396 in life  3 years ago

cheers for your respond but this time tornedo got name and call alebama.

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3. myLot reputation of 72/100. Willowlady (8982)   ranked 3,699 out of 38,396 in life   3 years ago

Hurricanes names are chosen from a list selected by the World Meteorological Organization.

The Atlantic is assigned six lists of names, with one list used each year. Every sixth year, the first list begins again. Each name on the list starts with a different letter, for example, the name of the very first hurricane of the season starts with the letter A, the next starts with the letter B, and so on. The letters "Q", "U", "X", "Y" and "Z", however, are not used.
Often when an unusually destructive hurricane hits, that hurricane's name is retired and never used again. Since 1954, forty names have been retired. In 1996 Hurricane Luis was retired. Is your name among the currently used or retired hurricane names?

As to tornadoes I have not heard that they are ever named. That is what I think you were talking about.


myLot reputation of 73/100. crosa125 (953)   ranked 2,811 out of 38,396 in life  3 years ago

yes love that's right,it's now windy le's find a name for todays wind.cheers anyway for your respond,thank you

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4. myLot reputation of 94/100. martianwoman (3889)   ranked 638 out of 38,396 in life   3 years ago

i don t know, but i can imagine that who see first this tornado, or who talk about it, give a name, maybe his dog name, place where he stay...peoples can be very imaginative, we all have a big imaginations...

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5. myLot reputation of 94/100. martianwoman (3889)   ranked 638 out of 38,396 in life   3 years ago

i think that are simple names and who see first this tornado, or find something about a unknown tornado, give a name, maybe his gog name or place where he stay, or something what happened in his life...or maybe his crazy girlfriend name, who knows, peoples have a lot of imagination


myLot reputation of 73/100. crosa125 (953)   ranked 2,811 out of 38,396 in life  3 years ago

thank you for your twoooooo responds, i learned something new today then,cheers for that...lol

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6. myLot reputation of 98/100. weemam (6719)   ranked 126 out of 38,396 in life   3 years ago

I live in Scotland and thank God we do not get them, it must be really horrible to live through, I honestly did not know they gave tornadoes names I thought it was just hurricanes they named, And it is usually alternate men's and women's name isn't it . I would hate to live through the destruction they cause, my heart goes out to the people who have to, xx


myLot reputation of 73/100. crosa125 (953)   ranked 2,811 out of 38,396 in life  3 years ago

oh god,so i'm not too far form you then,i'v got a friend called Anny and she lives in edinburgh,next time i go to see her i come to see you too,what are you going to cook for us love?


myLot reputation of 98/100. weemam (6719)   ranked 126 out of 38,396 in life  3 years ago

Haggis and neeps and mashed tatties xx


myLot reputation of 73/100. crosa125 (953)   ranked 2,811 out of 38,396 in life  3 years ago

i think i go for fish and chips the come for cofee to your house if he won't kick us out

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7. myLot reputation of 94/100. Poison_Girl (3318)   ranked 5,970 out of 38,396 in life   3 years ago

*I* name them. Oh crap... I wasn't supposed to let anyone know that. Please don't tell anyone.


myLot reputation of 73/100. crosa125 (953)   ranked 2,811 out of 38,396 in life  3 years ago

sure i won't,i can't any way you got my photos and you can give them to F.B.I


myLot reputation of 94/100. Poison_Girl (3318)   ranked 5,970 out of 38,396 in life  3 years ago

Yep, that's right! I also have the ability to PhotoShop them, so if you don't behave, I can do some major blackmail with them.

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