With all eyes on now-Tropical Storm Agatha in the Pacific, it is important to note that, while rare, tropical systems can transfer from one basin to the other. A total of 17 storms have jumped from one ocean basin to the other since records began in 1923. These particular storms start in either the Pacific or Atlantic oceans and cross the land of southern Mexico and Central America, which is a very narrow body of land. Less time over land means a shorter time for storms to completely fall apart and dissipate before heading back out to sea. But what happens to the names of these storms?