Greek Alphabet will be used if hurricane names run out
ORLANDO, Fla. - It's been an active 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season, with 15 named storms before Labor Day.
That means there are only 6 more names left on the World Meteorological Organization's list of tropical cyclones.
If a tropical storm or hurricane develops after "Wilfred," (the last name of the season), the letters of the Greek alphabet will be used.
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The last time the Greek alphabet was used in the Atlantic was in 2005, the year of Hurricane Katrina.
With a total of 27 storms that year, the first six letters of the Greek alphabet were used: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon and Zeta.
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Hurricane season in the Atlantic peaks on September 10, according to climate records.
2020 could be the year of "Hurricane Alpha."
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