- World War 2 - Love sick crews start naming TC's using female names
- During 1958 the FWC/TTC started to name tropical cyclones when they became tropical storms rather than typhoons.[1]
- 1959 - JTWC formation
- ^ Anstett, Richard (April 30, 1998). "JTWC Formation, 1958–1959". History of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center up to 1998. Archived from the original on June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.