Greek Alphabet Names For Storms

Greek Alphabet Names For Storms. We've officially entered the Greek Alphabet for Atlantic storms The Greek alphabet is being used to name Atlantic tropical storms now that the regular list of 21 names ended with Tropical Storm Wilfred. (WMO) Turns out the names were Greek to a lot of people, and forecasters worried about creating confusion.

Greek alphabet in use for storms this 2020 Caribbean News Now!
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Subtropical storm #Alpha, also named today, is the first storm to take a name from the first letter of the Greek alphabet The WMO decision to stop using Greek names is much-needed

Greek alphabet in use for storms this 2020 Caribbean News Now!

The Greek alphabet is being used to name Atlantic tropical storms now that the regular list of 21 names ended with Tropical Storm Wilfred. A meeting of forecasters at the World Meteorological Organization, which is responsible for developing lists of storm names, determined the continued use of the Greek alphabet could cause confusion, especially for people in the storm's path. The infographic below lists the Greek alphabet in its entirety

Hurricane Names 2024 Brynn Corabel. Going forward, the WMO has decided the Greek alphabet will no longer be used to supplement the 21 original names on both the Atlantic names list and Pacific names list. Subtropical storm #Alpha, also named today, is the first storm to take a name from the first letter of the Greek alphabet

Greek alphabet in use for storms this 2020 Caribbean News Now!. The Greek alphabet will be replaced by a supplemental list of names using the same rules as the main Atlantic hurricane season naming list — a list of names A-Z but excluding the letters Q, U, X. Greek letters had been used to name storms only once before, in 2005, another busy hurricane season that produced.