Forecasters have run out of traditional names for the Atlantic hurricane season.
Wilfred formed on Friday, using the last of the regular names.
Tropical Storm #Wilfred Advisory 1: Wilfred Forms in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic. Get Out the Greek Alphabet For the Rest of 2020. https://t.co/VqHn0u1vgc
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 18, 2020
And they're coming earlier than they did last time in 2005. Hurricane experts say the season is crazy, but most of the storms are weak.
Today, it became necessary to begin using the Greek alphabet to name storms for the first and only time since the 2005 season.With #Alpha now active and #Beta (presumably) soon on the way, 43% of the season by climatology still remains. pic.twitter.com/KsHsXdzAOb
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) September 18, 2020
One weather watcher joked that he expects Hurricane Pi for Thanksgiving.
