For the second time in the history, the National Hurricane Center is using the Greek alphabet to name new cyclones during this year’s record-breaking hurricane season. Subtropical Storm Alpha, the ...

The Greek alphabet has been retired as a way of identifying tropical storms, ... when storms began to be named under the current system. See more on: National Weather Service.

The Greek alphabet is used when the annual name list is completed. ... the current president of the National Weather Association (NWA), and a part of the legendary Podcast WeatherBrains.

The last and only time the Greek alphabet was used was during the historic 2005 hurricane season that brought devastating storms such as Emily, Katrina, Rita and Wilma.

We no longer use the Greek alphabet for hurricane names. ... In total, 96 names have been retired from the Atlantic basin list since 1954, when storms began to be named under the current system.

As for the Greek alphabet, Hurricane Committee members will create a supplemental list of names A-Z (excluding Q, U, X, Y and Z) that would be used for the next hurricane season when 21 names is ...

The Atlantic hurricane season seems to be changing and so are some assumptions about it, with meteorologists dumping the Greek alphabet for busy seasons like last year.

The Greek alphabet is a millennia-spanning marvel that didn’t necessarily need this boost in visibility. But the world is now getting a lesson in Greek, one unpleasant coronavirus variant at a time.

Considering we may tap into the Greek alphabet sooner this year than in 2005, when Tropical Storm Alpha formed on Oct. 22, there is a chance we dive deeper into the Greek alphabet. 2020 has been a ...

The Greek alphabet is a millennia-spanning marvel that didn’t necessarily need this boost in visibility. But the world is now getting a lesson in Greek, one unpleasant coronavirus variant at a time.

The Atlantic hurricane season seems to be changing and so are some assumptions about it, with meteorologists dumping the Greek alphabet for busy seasons like last year. Skip to content NOWCAST ...

The Atlantic hurricane season seems to be changing and so are some assumptions about it, with meteorologists dumping the Greek alphabet for busy seasons like last year.