With 100 days until hurricane season, here’s a look at the storm names for 2020
What’s in a name?
In this instance it’s potentially hazardous weather.
With Saturday marking 100 days until hurricane season starts, here’s the list of tropical cyclone names for the Atlantic Ocean in 2020:
- Arthur
- Bertha
- Cristobal
- Dolly
- Edouard
- Fay
- Gonzalo
- Hanna
- Isaias
- Josephine
- Kyle
- Laura
- Marco
- Nana
- Omar
- Paulette
- Rene
- Sally
- Teddy
- Vicky
- Wilfred
The Myrtle Beach area saw limited effects from Hurricane Dorian last year, while Hurricane Florence in 2018, like Hurricane Matthew in 2016, caused some damage and destructive flooding.
The beginning of hurricane season is June 1. The most reputable sources generally don’t put out their yearly hurricane forecasts until later in the spring.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Hurricane Center has named tropical cyclones in the Atlantic since 1954. There are six lists of names that are recycled every six years, with names being removed only if storms are so deadly or catastrophic that their inclusion would be deemed insensitive, the NOAA’s website states.
If more than 21 storms formulate in a season, any additional storms would be given names from the Greek alphabet, according to the NOAA.
