At this pace, we'll run out of names

[HurricaneJoe22]

"Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son."
Dean Wormer from "Animal House"

[bahamaswx]

I wouldn't be surprised at all to see a long dull period following TD5, or the storm after that.

[gilbert88]

I'd be kind of surreal to see a Cat. 5 Hurricane Vince.

[wxwatcher91]

today is the 41st day of hurricane season. supposing that TD5 becomes Emily later today (which most likely it will) we will be averaging a named storms just over every eight days... 183 days in the hurricane season and so statistically speaking we could see 22 named storms this season

[Wacahootaman]

I sorta like Hurricane" Zorro". Famous for hid zig zag track that leaves a big Z across the GOM

Of course, we may also a have cat 5 with the redundant name of "Windy"

[angelwing]

I just looked at the names...Wilma, sheesh, now the Flintstones theme song is running thru my head

[Duffy]

LOL
flinstones....Meet the flinstones....everybody's favorite familyyyyyy
From the....town of Bedrock...they're a page right out of history...hehe

[Amanzi]

Actually, if we do get to the end of the list (Wilma), there is a whole fresh standby list waiting...

Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Delta
Epsilon
Zeta
Eta
Theta
Iota
Kappa
Lambda
Mu
Nu
Xi
Omicron
Pi
Rho
Sigma
Tau
Upsilon
Phi
Chi
Psi
Omega

This would be the Greek alphabet?? I think

ROFLMAO @ MGC.... Frankly dear, I think xanex would be my choice over Prozac. I may just have a hospital bed next to yours. Can I order a pink straight Jacket, I dont have much of a tan, so white is just not for me.

[angelwing]

I actually know that....I was just playing with someone's idea to go back to the other letters.

I wonder what would happen if we somehow got to that auxiliary list and there was a devastating storm on that list. Like, for instance, a bad Hurricane Beta hits somewhere. Would it just be gone or what would happen to that name?

Not that I hope that happens though. Just curious.

-Andrew92

Hurricane Beta...sounds like a software program

(I have to agree with Pebbles, my mind's fried & leaking out of my head)

[Skywatch_NC]

Omicron sounds like a tropics corporate takeover.

[LSU2001]

I really would not want to see Omega----- The end

Tim

[Scorpion]

What happens when we run out of those names??

[loon]

man, the geek in me would love to see "Hurricane Beta".....that would rock....I'd probably have to follow it to wherever it made landfall, then start printing shirts, bumper stickers, yanno, the works, "I survived Hurricane Beta v1.0"......ahhh to dream a little dream

cheers
loon

[rainydaze]

Oh Amanzi xanax is perfect for the x name!

Hurrican Xanax

Well, all need some at that point!

[jimvb]

I think the NHC policy upon running out of names is that it would run through the Greek alphabet. Hurricane Alpha, Beta, and so forth. This means we get eventually to Hurricane Omega. That would be The Ultimate Hurricane. Omega is the last letter of the alphabet and so is taken to mean God or the Ultimate. Mathematicians use it to mean infinity, the first transfinite ordinal number. Let's hope Hurricane Omega has winds of a mere 100 mph instead of Omega mph.

[patsmsg]

Actually, if we do get to the end of the list (Wilma), there is a whole fresh standby list waiting...

Alpha
Beta
... <cut>
Chi
Psi
Omega

I had no idea. Thanks for the info.

[HURAKAN]

We could have something like this....

HURRICANE DELTA ADVISORY NUMBER 33
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST MON OCT 24 2005

...POWERFUL DELTA MENACING THE DELTA OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...

[Brent]

Doesn't sound like hurricane names to me.. More like frat and sirority houses lol

[Radar]

Naming the Hurricanes after fraternitys is not a bad idea.. Imagine what the hurricane parties would be like?

[Pebbles]

I just looked at the names...Wilma, sheesh, now the Flintstones theme song is running thru my head

Personally I'm offended they haven't named one Pebbles yet! I think we should make protesting petition that they rename the P storm on this years list!!! What do you all say?