Yesterday we talked about Author George R. Stewart possibly influencing the naming of tropical storms through his book Storm. Another theory involves the media!
“Canadian meteorologist and weather historian David Phillips suggested that the first Atlantic tropical storm of 1949 was nicknamed by the news media “Hurricane Harry” after president Harry Truman.” A little humor about this theory comes into play when a “more violent” storm was named “Hurricane Bess” by the media after President Truman’s wife.
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Source: Freaks of the Storm by Dr. Randy Cerveny
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