<P> Tropical cyclones and subtropical cyclones are named by various warning centers to provide ease of communication between forecasters and the general public regarding forecasts , watches , and warnings . The names are intended to reduce confusion in the event of concurrent storms in the same basin . Generally once storms produce sustained wind speeds of more than 33 knots ( 61 km / h ; 38 mph ) , names are assigned in order from predetermined lists depending on which basin they originate . However , standards vary from basin to basin : some tropical depressions are named in the Western Pacific , while tropical cyclones must have a significant amount of gale - force winds occurring around the centre before they are named in the Southern Hemisphere . </P>
<P> Tropical cyclones and subtropical cyclones are named by various warning centers to provide ease of communication between forecasters and the general public regarding forecasts , watches , and warnings . The names are intended to reduce confusion in the event of concurrent storms in the same basin . Generally once storms produce sustained wind speeds of more than 33 knots ( 61 km / h ; 38 mph ) , names are assigned in order from predetermined lists depending on which basin they originate . However , standards vary from basin to basin : some tropical depressions are named in the Western Pacific , while tropical cyclones must have a significant amount of gale - force winds occurring around the centre before they are named in the Southern Hemisphere . </P>
when does a tropical storm get a name
when does a tropical storm get a name
Generally once storms produce sustained wind speeds of more than 33 knots ( 61 km / h ; 38 mph )
Generally once storms produce sustained wind speeds of more than 33 knots ( 61 km / h ; 38 mph )