 During the 2013-14 season, the Weather Channel named 26 winter storms (Atlas, Boreas, Cleon, Dion, Electra, Falco, Gemini, Hercules, Ion, Janus, Kronos, Leon, Maximus, Nika, Orion, Pax, Seneca, Titan, Ulysses, Vulcan, Wiley, Xenia, Yona and Zephyr).Multiple factors are taken into consideration when deciding whether to name a winter storm.This includes, but is not limited to, predicted snowfall and other precipitation, wind speeds, and the timing of the storm.