El Huracán

Each tropical storm is given a name based of the season. The names are chosen early. They alternate between female and male in alphabetical order.

-Christopher Columbus wrote the 1st know report of a hurricane in 1495

-Hurricanes produce enough energy in 1 day to run the lights in Las Vegas for several years

-Hurricanes are the only storm to be given personal names

-Hurricane Patricia was the strongest hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, which hit in Mexico