Why were hurricans normally named after women?

@Madona1 (2096)
Gibraltar
April 28, 2007 10:00am CST
One of my friends jokingly replied it was because when they came; they were wild and wet. But when they went, they took your house and car with them. How is your reply?
1 response
• Kottayam, India
28 Apr 07
It is not just hurricanes it all started with a fruit,after every thing wipped off, what shall we do, we off to fly like planks.