With 9 storms so far this hurricane season, what happens if we run out of names?

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If we get to Hurricane Wilfred, then it's time to worry.

Forecasters formally begin naming Atlantic Basin hurricanes in 1950.If we get to Hurricane Wilfred, then it's time to worry.

“Everything looks ready to be a pretty huge year,” said University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy, who said it’s likely that there will be more storms than names. 2020 may not quite match 2005, however, for the number of storms: “It looks like this season could be one of the more active in the historical record,” but it’s unlikely to beat the 28 named storms of 2005 because the oceans were warmer and other conditions were more conducive to storm formation 15 years ago, said National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration lead forecaster Gerry Bell on Thursday.

 

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You guys try hard to put more stress on us. We don't need this right now. There is no need to worry. There is plenty of name geewiz.

What a topic of discussion. Great way to waste people’s time.

Go back and pick the unused letters. Plenty of names derive from Q, U, X, Y, and Z. Quentin Uriah Xavier Yolonda Zoey

Sorry, but this article is dumb.

' The concern is that there are only 21 names on each year's list (there are no Q, U, X, Y, or Z storms because of the lack of usable names that begin with those letters), and federal forecasters Thursday predicted that as many as 25 storms could form.' Hurricane

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