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. Wendy is the 21st name on the list for 2025.
When you study the name Wendy, as it relates to storms, you’ll have 10 tropical cyclones to choose from; however, none of them occurred in the Atlantic.
Six typhoons and three tropical storms named Wendy have developed in the Western Pacific Ocean, and one Cyclone Wendy was in the Australian region. This series of articles focuses exclusively on the Atlantic region.
Wendy was added to the list of potential Atlantic cyclones in 1983, but each season in which it has been on the list has concluded with an earlier name. Prior to 1983, Willene filled the “W” slot.
Wendy’s potential formation in 2025 as a tropical storm or hurricane 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 Wendy will make its debut.
Phase 3: Hurricane
If that speed reaches 74 mph, Hurricane Wendy 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 Wendy?
So far, no storm named Wendy has made it into the record books in the Atlantic.
Where Did Hurricane Wendy Hit?
There has been no Hurricane Wendy yet. But if the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season makes it completely through the list of alphabetic names, Wendy could become a reality.
The last year that developed that many storms was the record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
What Category Was Hurricane Wendy?
Wendy has not been applied to a hurricane yet. When you hear reports of a hurricane’s category, you are hearing a description of wind speed on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
• Category 1: Sustained winds of 74-95 mph.
• Category 2: Sustained winds of 96-110 mph.
• Category 3: Sustained winds of 111-129 mph.
• Category 4: Sustained winds of 130-156 mph.
• Category 5: Sustained winds of 157 mph and higher.
What Time Will Hurricane Wendy Make Landfall?
There is no correlation between similarly named hurricanes in history, as the records of storms named Wendy show.
Researching, “What time did Hurricane Wendy make landfall?” will not help you prepare for a potential Hurricane Wendy 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 Wendy become available in 2025.
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How Many People Died in Hurricane Wendy?
No storm named Wendy has yet caused any loss of life in the Atlantic.
What Was the Path of Hurricane Wendy?
Many Atlantic hurricanes have formed from a tropical wave moving off the coast of West Africa and moving across the ocean into the Caribbean. Other storms have formed in the Gulf of Mexico and impacted the U.S. Gulf Coast, Mexico, Central America, or the Caribbean islands.
Rarely, a storm system from the continental U.S. has moved down into the Gulf and strengthened into a hurricane. No hurricane named Wendy has been recorded yet.
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.
Convoy of Hope is a nonprofit, faith-based organization with a driving passion to feed the world through children’s feeding initiatives, community outreach, and disaster response.
