Names to be used for Australia's tropical cyclones
The ten names that will be used during the next tropical cyclone season have been revealed by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), with the storm season opening with Darian.
The season's second tropical cyclone will be called Ellie, to be followed by Freddy, Gabrielle, Herman, Ilsa, Jasper, Kirrily, Lincoln and Megan.
The list comes after the weather bureau released it's severe long-range weather forecast for 2022-2023, warning of more tropical cyclones than average.
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The BoM has warned Australia could see more tropical cyclones than average as we're in a La Niña event. Weatherzone
"The number of tropical cyclones in the Australian region is generally higher with La Niña," BoM explained.
"The Australian region has a 73 per cent chance of having more tropical cyclones than average.
"This is also equivalent to a 27 per cent chance of fewer tropical cyclones than average."
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Cyclone Paddy was the first tropical cyclone of the 2021/2022 season. BoM
Typically, 11 tropical cyclones form or pass through the Australian region in a season, with around four of these crossing the Australian coast."
The tropical cyclone season runs from November - April and in a typical year around 11 cyclones would form with about four "crossing the Australian coast".
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The names used for the storms are pre-determined by a list selected by the weather bureau.
The list alternates between male and female names and runs alphabetically.
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