1968 Pacific Hurricane Season - 1968 Storm Names

1968 Storm Names

The following names were used for named storms that formed in the eastern Pacific in 1968. No names were retired, so it was used again in the 1972 season. This is the same list as list 1 used during 1960–1965.

  • Annette
  • Bonny
  • Celeste
  • Diana
  • Estelle
  • Fernanda
  • Gwen
  • Hyacinth
  • Iva
  • Joanne
  • Kathleen
  • Liza
  • Madeline
  • Naomi
  • Orla
  • Pauline
  • Rebecca
  • Simone
  • Tara
  • Valerie (unused)
  • Willa (unused)

The Central Pacific used names and numbers from the Western Pacific's typhoon list. No systems formed in the area, and thus no names were required, although one storm, Virginia, tracked in from the West Pacific, keeping its name.

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