Winter Storm Names For 2016-2017 Revealed

The Weather Channel and weather.com on Tuesday released its winter storm names for the 2016-2017 season, marking the fifth season of naming winter storms. The names will be used in alphabetical order to identify winter storms that meet naming criteria. The 2012-2013 list for winter storms was the first of its kind to be developed by The Weather Channel.
 "It's simply easier to communicate about a complex storm if it has a name, which our naming program has demonstrated," said Bryan Norcross, senior hurricane specialist at The Weather Channel and compiler of the list. "Good communications benefits everyone."

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According to winter weather expert Tom Niziol of The Weather Channel, there were 22 named winter storms in the 2015-2016 season, matching the total from the 2014-2015 season, but less than the 26 named storms in 2013-2014 and 27 storms in 2012-2013.

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The Bozeman, Montana, High School Latin class, which has contributed to the winter storm name list since 2013-2014, once again contributed to the 2016-2017 list.

The roster of winter storm names for the 2016-2017 season, compiled by Bryan Norcross of The Weather Channel in collaboration with the Bozeman High School Latin class.

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