Do you like to study the history of hurricanes? Maybe compare the different levels of impact of hurricanes with the same name?
Just how do those storms get named anyway?
The hurricanes and tropical storms you hear about each Atlantic hurricane season get their names from six lists originated and recycled every six years by the World Meteorological Organization.
A name is retired and replaced when a storm with that name causes extreme property damage and loss of life. Fernand is the sixth name on the list for 2025.
Tropical Storm Fernand on September 3, 2019, off the coast of Tamaulipas.
So far, no storm named Fernand has made it to hurricane status. There have been two Tropical Storm Fernands in 2013 and 2019, and both dissipated before forming a hurricane.
Whether or not Fernand will become a hurricane this year connects directly to its wind speed.
Phases of Tropical Cyclones
All named storms are a form of tropical cyclone — a rotating, organized system of clouds and thunderstorms that originates over tropical or subtropical waters and has a closed low-level circulation.
Phase 1: Tropical Depression
Early in a cyclone’s development, as a tropical depression, wind speeds are less than 39 mph.
Tropical depressions are not given names but are numbered and tracked in case they grow into tropical storms or hurricanes.
Phase 2: Tropical Storm
Should a sufficiently powerful weather system develop late in the season with a sustained wind speed of 39 mph, Tropical Storm Fernand will make its debut.
Phase 3: Hurricane
If that speed reaches 74 mph, Hurricane Fernand will enter the record books.
If you live in an area where such a storm system is expected, take all necessary precautions, keep up to date on reports of the storm’s path, and don’t underestimate the potential impact to your community.
When Was Hurricane Fernand?
As yet, there has never been a Hurricane Fernand. Tropical Storm Fernand formed in 2013 and grew to 60 mph winds.
Tropical Storm Fernand only grew to 50 mph winds in 2019.
Where Did Hurricane Fernand Hit?
No Hurricane Fernand has yet to make landfall.
In 2013, Tropical Storm Fernand struck parts of Veracruz state in Mexico. Flash floods and landslides resulted.
Tropical Storm Fernand caused severe flooding in northern Mexico in 2019.
What Category Was Hurricane Fernand?
Because the storms named Fernand never achieved hurricane status, they were not named with a category number.
What Time Will Hurricane Fernand Make Landfall?
There is no correlation between similarly named hurricanes in history, and Fernand has never been a hurricane.
Even researching, “What time did Tropical Storm Fernand make landfall?” will not help you prepare for a potential Hurricane Fernand in 2025.
With any current storm predicted to reach your region, stay up to date on weather forecasts and be aware of that specific storm’s estimated landfall.
With any severe storm, don’t make the mistake of waiting until the last minute to reach a safe area.
This article will be updated should more details about Fernand become available in 2025.
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How Many People Died in Hurricane Fernand?
With no Hurricane Fernand on record, there have been no lives lost. But a tropical storm can be as deadly as a hurricane.
In 2013, Tropical Storm Fernand caused 14 fatalities. Thirteen people lost their lives in landslides resulting from the storm, and one man died when swept away by a swollen river.
One fatality was attributed to Tropical Storm Fernand in 2019 when a man was swept away by floodwaters.
What Was the Path of Hurricane Fernand?
No Hurricane Fernand has formed yet, although either of the tropical storms named Fernand had the potential to do so.
In 2013, the origins of Fernand were attributed to two weather systems connecting in the eastern Atlantic, with the developing winds moving across the Caribbean into the Gulf of Mexico. By the time the system reached Mexico’s Bay of Campeche it quickly organized into a tropical storm and made landfall in southern Mexico.
In 2019, Tropical Storm Fernand formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico and moved generally westward until making landfall in northern Mexico.
Convoy of Hope & Hurricanes
Convoy of Hope, a faith-based nonprofit serving the poor in dozens of program countries around the world, responded to its first disaster in 1998 when flooding in Del Rio, Texas, followed that year’s Tropical Storm Charley.
Hurricane response continues to be an annual priority for Convoy.
Convoy’s 2024 response to Hurricane Helene.
Convoy’s 2024 Major Responses
In the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Beryl broke two records — becoming the earliest Category 4 storm on June 30 and the earliest Category 5 on July 1.
Convoy quickly began meeting the needs of communities in Beryl’s path. Beryl’s first effects were felt in the Caribbean, where Convoy served more than 43,000 meals and distributed family food kits, hygiene kits, water filters, solar lamps, and generators.
To view Convoy’s response to Hurricane Ian, watch the video above.
On September 26, Category 4 Hurricane Helene became the strongest recorded hurricane to strike Florida’s Big Bend region.
It was the deadliest hurricane since 2005’s Katrina, with more than 230 fatalities.
By November, Convoy had distributed more than 4 million pounds of resources in 85 communities across Florida and five other impacted states.
Hurricane Milton was the final major storm of the 2024 season and hit Florida with heavy rain and flooding even as the state continued to recover from Helene.
Convoy continued its regional response to include 27 communities recovering from Milton. Nearly 1 million pounds of resources were distributed.
Convoy of Hope Disaster Services responds to natural disasters around the world, offering help and hope to people facing some of the most challenging circumstances in their lives.
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