Do Hurricanes or Tropical Storms change their name when they move into a different basin?
Yes. If a hurricane or tropical storm that starts out in one region, or basin moves into another, it changes its name from the one it had in the initial basin to the current available name on the list for the new basin. For example, in August, 2004, Tropical Storm Earl developed in the Atlantic. Then, after dissipating into an open wave in the Central Caribbean, Earl’s remnants crossed into the Eastern Pacific via Central America, and regenerated into a hurricane, and was named Frank.
