This page will be given to anyone asking why we name Pacific Storms. Pacific Storms are given names on this site and our viewers can use them by name if they wish. Naming storms gives the storm personality and furthermore we do it for archiving purposes. We name them so we keep track of how many storms our area received during the rainy season. This keeps us and the viewers in the loop instead of just saying “Thursday’s storm is coming” etc … in titles. We refer to the name and category.
Category numbers are assigned 1-6, 1 being a Pacific Depression which does not have a name. Category two is when we start the storm names. Our category system has a criteria and all you need to do is add each section up and divide by three to get the category number for that region. We do this all and display it via the regional map for easier viewing.
Wind Gusts
1 – 20 mph
2 – 30 mph
3 – 40 mph
4 – 50 mph
5 – 60 mph
6 – 70 mph +
Precipitation
1 – Hit and Miss Showers
2 – Light
3 – Moderate (0.25 to 0.50″ per 3 hour period)
4 – Heavy (0.50 to 1.00″ per 3 hour period)
5 – Extreme (1.00 to 1.29″ per 3 hour period)
6 – Very Extreme (1.30″ and higher per 3 hour period)
Convective (Thunder and/or Tornadic)
1 – Isolated Thunderstorms
2 – Scattered Thunderstorms
3 – Numerous Thunderstorms
4 – Isolated Severe Thunderstorms
5 – Numerous Severe Thunderstorms
6 – Any Tornadic Thunderstorms (This does not have to have lightning) – Example Pacific Storm Derek 2014