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Named Storms and the Impact on Travel Protection<\/h1>\n

The Atlantic Hurricane Season is a lingering threat to summer and fall vacations every year. TripAssure previously discussed how travel protection can be a value when a storm impacts your trip in the Travel Protection Guide for Hurricane Season 2017<\/u><\/a>. One of the first considerations from that guide is to be aware of named storms, as this will impact coverage on newly purchased plans.<\/p>\n

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How Storms Are Named<\/h2>\n

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is responsible for naming storms. A tropical depression (winds up to 39mph) is identified by a number, and it is only named if it grows to tropical storm (39mph to 73mph) or hurricane (exceeding 73mph) strength. The naming process for storms involves choosing a name for each letter in the alphabet, omitting some of the more challenging Scrabble letters: Q, U, X, Y, and Z. The list of names are determined each year before the season begins.<\/p>\n

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Why Named Storms Matter<\/h2>\n

This naming process is important with travel protection because this determines when a storm is considered foreseeable. More simply, once a storm is named, it is too late to purchase a new plan to cover that named storm. You may still purchase travel protection<\/u><\/a> for your trip, but losses caused by an already named storm would not be eligible for benefits.<\/p>\n

This is one of the reasons it is always a good idea to purchase a travel protection plan soon after the initial trip deposit date. Learn about the others in our post 5 Reasons to Book Travel Protection Early<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Named Storms of 2016<\/h2>\n

Looking back to Hurricane Season 2016, there were a total of 15 named storm systems:<\/p>\n

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  1. Hurricane Alex<\/li>\n
  2. Tropical Storm Bonnie<\/li>\n
  3. Tropical Storm Colin<\/li>\n
  4. Tropical Storm Danielle<\/li>\n
  5. Hurricane Earl<\/li>\n
  6. Tropical Storm Fiona<\/li>\n
  7. Hurricane Gaston<\/li>\n
  8. Hurricane Hermine<\/li>\n
  9. Tropical Storm Ian<\/li>\n
  10. Tropical Storm Julia<\/li>\n
  11. Tropical Storm Karl<\/li>\n
  12. Tropical Storm Lisa<\/li>\n
  13. Hurricane Matthew<\/li>\n
  14. Hurricane Nicole<\/li>\n
  15. Hurricane Otto<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The average number of named storms per year is just under 12, according to the Atlantic Hurricane Database information provided by NOAA. This makes last year\u2019s activity higher than normal, but not far above average. The most ever recorded were 28 in 2005 and the fewest were 4 in 1983.<\/p>\n

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    Named Storms of 2017 (so far)<\/h2>\n

    For Hurricane Season 2017, NOAA has forecast a likely above normal Atlantic Hurricane Season<\/a>. They predict a 70% chance of 11 to 17 named storms. Five storms have been named so far in 2017:<\/p>\n

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    1. Tropical Storm Arlene \u2013 April 20,2017<\/li>\n
    2. Tropical Storm Bret \u2013 June 19, 2017<\/li>\n
    3. Tropical Storm Cindy \u2013 June 20, 2017<\/li>\n
    4. Tropical Storm Don \u2013 July 15, 2017<\/li>\n
    5. Tropical Storm Emily \u2013 July 30, 2017<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Next Storm Names for 2017<\/h2>\n

      Here is the list of names to be used for any future storms in the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season:<\/p>\n