CBS News

Record-breaking hurricane season runs out of traditional names, moves on to Greek alphabet

The National Hurricane Center — for only the second time ever — has resorted to using the Greek alphabet this hurricane season after running out of traditional names in a year that continues to smash ...
FOX13 Memphis

Hurricanes: Greek letters scrapped; Dorian, Laura storm names retired

Late-season hurricanes will no longer carry Greek names, the World Meteorological Organization announced Wednesday. Dorian and Laura, hurricanes from 2019 and 2020, respectively, will have their names ...
CNN

The Greek alphabet will never be used again to name tropical storms

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season finished with 30 total named storms — the most in any year on record — but three of those names will never be used again. Something else that will never be used ...
WAFB

With only 21 names on the Atlantic storm list, what happened to the other 5 letters?

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Over the past couple of weeks, more and more people have asked, “Why do they only use 21 letters in the alphabet when naming tropical systems in the Atlantic?” Let’s begin ...
Forbes

Goodbye Greek Alphabet Hurricanes - Hello Names With Q or Z?

According to a press release, the Hurricane Committee of the WMO, which features members from national meteorological and hydrological services, determined that, “the Greek alphabet will not be used ...
Mercury News

‘Get out the Greek alphabet’: After running out of storm names, hurricane center pivots

The Atlantic’s record-breaking “crazy” hurricane season got a bizarre European remake Friday as forecasters ran out of traditional names and trotted out the Greek alphabet for subtropical storm Alpha.
The New York Times

The Greek Alphabet Will No Longer Be Used to Name Hurricanes

Nine Greek letters were pressed into service in last year’s busy Atlantic hurricane season. Officials said they left people confused. By Michael Levenson There will be no Hurricane Pi, Rho, Sigma or ...
Weather Underground

Here's What Happens If a Tropical Storm or Hurricane With a Greek Alphabet Name Needs to Be Retired

The Atlantic hurricane season has easily exhausted its list of names this year and has already crossed off four more from a backup list of Greek alphabet names. That begs the question: what happens if ...
NPR

The 2021 Hurricane Season Won't Use Greek Letters For Storms

The 2020 hurricane season was so prolific that the National Hurricane Center used up its roster of 21 alphabetized storm names. When that happens, the government pulls in the Greek alphabet. But don't ...
The Verge

Greek letters ‘will never be used again’ to name hurricanes

They’re ‘distracting and confusing,’ says the World Meteorological Organization They’re ‘distracting and confusing,’ says the World Meteorological Organization is a senior science reporter covering ...
NPR

So 2020: New Storm Forms, Named Alpha Because We've Run Out Of Letters

Hurricane season, like many other aspects of life, has reached peak 2020. When Tropical Storm Wilfred and Subtropical Storm Alpha formed on Friday, they became the 21st and 22nd named storms of the ...