Interesting WPAC statistic

DoctorHurricane2003 · #1 Postby **DoctorHurricane2003** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:40 am

The WPAC just reached their last name on the last list (Saola) and have restarted the naming lists with storm 1 on list 1 (Damrey). The first Damrey was a super typhoon in May of 2000. It took 5 years and 4 months to go through all of the names.

#2 Postby **Canelaw99** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:45 am

How many names do they have on their list?

DoctorHurricane2003 · #3 Postby **DoctorHurricane2003** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:48 am

There are 5 lists with 28 names on each list, which gives a total of 140 names.

#4 Postby **Canelaw99** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:52 am

So they don't just quit a list at the end of the year like we do? Interesting....is 5 yrs. the average time for them to get through the names? (I'm totally clueless about WPAC stuff :wink:

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DoctorHurricane2003 · #5 Postby **DoctorHurricane2003** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:54 am

yes for example, if the last system this year was Damrey (name 1 on list 1), the first storm of 2006 would be Longwang (name 2 on list 1)

They just introduced these lists in 2000, so this is the first time they have completed going through all of the names.

#6 Postby **Canelaw99** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:56 am

Pretty cool

I learned something today - thanks!

HurricaneBill · #7 Postby **HurricaneBill** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 2:10 pm

A few of the names won't be returning.

Names that have been retired:

Vamei
Chataan
Imbudo
Rusa

#8 Postby **Andrew92** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:05 pm

HurricaneBill wrote:A few of the names won't be returning.

Names that have been retired:

Vamei
Chataan
Imbudo
Rusa

Where did you find that information? And do we know what names will replace those four?

-Andrew92

https://www.youtube.com/user/senorpepr · #9 Postby **senorpepr** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:27 pm

Andrew92 wrote:
HurricaneBill wrote:A few of the names won't be returning.

Names that have been retired:

Vamei
Chataan
Imbudo
Rusa

Where did you find that information? And do we know what names will replace those four?

-Andrew92

Vamei was replaced with Peipah
Chataan was replaced with Matmo
Imbudo was replaced with Soudelor
Rusa was replaced with Nuri

DoctorHurricane2003 · #10 Postby **DoctorHurricane2003** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:46 pm

That's disappointing...Bilis should have been retired as well.

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #11 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:52 pm

DoctorHurricane2003 wrote:That's disappointing...Bilis should have been retired as well.

I agree it hit as a cat5. In the united states if something hit as a cat5 it would almost have to hit where Bret hit not to be retired.

http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_p ... /track.gif

gilbert88 · #12 Postby **gilbert88** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 6:05 pm

senorpepr wrote:

Vamei was replaced with Peipah
Chataan was replaced with Matmo
Imbudo was replaced with Soudelor
Rusa was replaced with Nuri[/quote]

Wow, that's really surprising. :eek:

Maemi and Tokage should've been retired as well... Maemi at least was pretty awful for S. Korea.

Scorpion · #13 Postby **Scorpion** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 8:41 pm

I never hear of complete destruction in Taiwan from typhoons. How much damage did Bilis do? I mean it hit as a Cat 5.

DoctorHurricane2003 · #14 Postby **DoctorHurricane2003** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 8:43 pm

Bilis was probably one of the most damaging to ever hit Taiwan.

HurricaneJoe22 · #15 Postby **HurricaneJoe22** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 2:17 am

can't wait for Longwang to come around again....that name's always good for some comic relief :lol:

tornadochaser86 · #16 Postby **tornadochaser86** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 2:35 am

ya lol and watch that one be the next cat5 to strike the us mainland im sure we wont be laughing then lol :lol:

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