What Happens when we run out of Hurricane Names?
Read full article: What Happens when we run out of Hurricane Names?Tropical Storm Teddy's track forecast and looks like it will make Cat 3 strengthAnd the truth is, we’re almost out of names! They’ve chosen not to use five letters--Q, U, X, Y and Z-- because, apparently, those letters are hard to find names for. Here’s the 2020 list: Arthur Bertha Cristobal Dolly Edouard Fay Gonzalo Hanna Isaias Josephine Kyle Laura Marco Nana Omar Paulette Rene Sally Teddy Vicky WilfredWe ran out of names in 2005 (the Katrina/Rita year) when the National Hurricane Center named 27 storms--six of them got Greek alphabet names. What happens if we have a Greek alphabet storm that causes catastrophic damage or death and the name needs to be retired? I reached out to Dennis Feltgen, Communications & Public Affairs Officer at the National Hurricane Center, and asked him exactly what would happen.