--- description: Here's hoping Bertha doesn't get too big title: These Are the Hurricane Names We Could Get in 2014 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9d129e3dfb3a3f9/69869094169ab0723b2796f8/hurricane-satellite.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [weather](/tag/weather/) ## weather Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # These Are the Hurricane Names We Could Get This Year by [Giri Nathan](/author/giri-nathan/) ## Giri Nathan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 22, 2014 7:07 PM CUT  Hurricane Irene is seen from space from the International Space Station, as it churns off the east coast of the United States on August 26, 2011 Hurricane Irene is seen from space from the International Space Station, as it churns off the east coast of the United States on August 26, 2011NASA/Getty Images by [Giri Nathan](/author/giri-nathan/) ## Giri Nathan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 22, 2014 7:07 PM CUT The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association [released ](http://time.com/109101/hurricane-season-atlantic-pacific/ "undefined")its forecast for hurricane season earlier Thursday, making it a good day to check out the [names](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml "undefined") of the storms that could potentially hit us in 2014 — though NOAA says it’s likely going to be a pretty average year for hurricanes. For a tropical storm to get a name, its top winds much reach 39 mph; to qualify as a hurricane, those winds must hit 74 mph. These lists are maintained by the World Meteorological Organization, and they get recycled every 6 years. Names of especially devastating storms, like Katrina or Sandy, are cycled out for sensitivity’s sake. **Your 2014 Atlantic hurricane names:** Arthur Bertha Cristobal Dolly Edouard Fay Gonzalo Hanna Isaias Josephine Kyle Laura Marco Nana Omar Paulette Rene Sally Teddy Vicky Wilfred **Your 2014 Eastern North Pacific hurricane names:** Amanda Boris Cristina Douglas Elida Fausto Genevieve Hernan Iselle Julio Karina Lowell Marie Norbert Odile Polo Rachel Simon Trudy Vance Winnie Xavier Yolanda Zeke ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/109378/hurricane-names-2014/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/109378/hurricane-names-2014/"},"headline":"These Are the Hurricane Names We Could Get This Year","datePublished":"2014-05-22T19:07:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:00:15.732Z","description":"Here's hoping Bertha doesn't get too big","url":"https://time.com/109378/hurricane-names-2014/","keywords":["weather"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9d129e3dfb3a3f9/69869094169ab0723b2796f8/hurricane-satellite.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Giri Nathan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/giri-nathan/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9d129e3dfb3a3f9/69869094169ab0723b2796f8/hurricane-satellite.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Hurricane Irene Churns Off East Coast Of United States","caption":"Hurricane Irene Churns Off East Coast Of United States","creditText":"NASA/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/weather/","name":"weather"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/109378/hurricane-names-2014/","name":"These Are the Hurricane Names We Could Get This Year"}}]}] ```