This winter, The Weather Channel is going to start naming blizzards - the same way that the National Weather Service gives names to hurricanes.

The network says it will raise awareness, make it easier for people to follow a winter storm's progress and give the storm a 'personality.' They will go through the alphabet, just like the hurricane names do, however, unlike the hurrican names, they won't alternate between male and female names.

Here is The Weather Channel's list of winter storm names for this season: