Bob Nekaro Weather Center

After the Cardozo Windstorm Center and Douglas Hurricane Center both dissolved in late September 2015, a new hurricane center called the Bob Nekaro Hurricane Center was founded, led by Bob Nekaro. It has then established its own hurricane intensity scale. It was later renamed the Bob Nekaro Weather Center as it expanded its operations beyond hurricanes.

Foundation
On September 29, the Douglas Hurricane Center filed for bankruptcy. Just hours later, the Cardozo Windstorm Center did as well. With Hurricane Joaquin brewing and more hurricanes likely to form in the future, there was a demand for new Hurricane Centers. On October 1, Bob Nekaro founded the Bob Nekaro Hurricane Center and shortly afterward announced its own hurricane scale.

Naming
The Nekaro Weather Center issues names to tornadoes, tropical cyclones, tropical anticyclones, and winter storms. Names are issued for Atlantic storms but not Pacific storms. The NWC defines the Atlantic Hurricane Season from May 1 to November 30, different than the NHC's definition of June 1 to November 30. The NWC defines winter storm season from October 15 to April 30. The NWC defines tornado season as lasting from March 1 to November 30. The NWC was the first major weather service to name tornadoes, naming confirmed tornadoes of at least EF1 intensity.

Nekaro Tropical Cyclone Scale
Unlike the Saffir-Simpson scale, which is based on wind speed, the Nekaro Tropical Cyclone scale is based off the storm's barometric pressure in millibars. A closed circulation is also required to earn a name, just like the NHC. Storms often have very different classifications on the Nekaro Scale, which has 13 categories, beginning with Tropical Disturbance, Tropical Depression, and Tropical Storm, and then the Class 1 through 10 Tropical Cyclones. For example, just before landfall, Hurricane Sandy of 2012 was a Class 6 Intense Tropical Cyclone on the Nekaro Scale, but a Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. This scale provides a generally more accurate measure of a storm's intensity but does not account for winds. A similar scale is used for antihurricanes (see below).