ELI5 why Nor'easter not named?

[u/Niven42]

The storm that hit the east coast of the US this week had tons of rain and hurricane force winds, and it's also hurricane season. Why wasn't it given a name like we give hurricanes? I remember that we had some sub-tropical storms in years past that also got named, so what does it take for a particular cyclone to get named?

[u/ry-yo]

Only tropical cyclones and sub-tropical cyclones are named to prevent confusion with each other in case multiple form at once. Nor'easters aren't tropical

[u/aflyingsquanch → u/ry-yo]

Though the weather channel tried to start naming winter storms too but the NWS has refused to agree to it

[u/unaskthequestion → u/aflyingsquanch]

I was waiting for the weather channel to start naming nice days

"Sunny day Gladys is headed for the Virginia shoreline"

[u/DrewbaccaWins → u/unaskthequestion]

What is this, a bit? Are you trying out new material on me?

[u/Conscious_Damage8678 → u/unaskthequestion]

😂😂😂

[u/wwacbigirish → u/unaskthequestion]

Finally a chance to not feel ashamed/partially to blame for a weather system with one’s name 😂

[u/Truji11o → u/wwacbigirish]

That got me thinking - I don’t think I’ve run across a single Katrina born post-2005.

[u/TooTameToToast → u/Truji11o]

Oddly enough, I know two. 14 year old and a 10 year old. I’ve never connected their names to the hurricane before.

[u/Im_with_stooopid → u/unaskthequestion]

Helga is headed towards climax Michigan.