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How was hurricane Wilma named?
Hurricane Wilma was named by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) from a predetermined list of names for the Atlantic hurricane season in 2005. The names are organized alphabetically and alternate between male and female names. Wilma was the last named storm of the 2005 season.
If the alphabetical list of names get used what will they use to name storms?
If the alphabetical list of names for storms is used up, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) moves to the Greek alphabet. After exhausting the list of traditional names for a given hurricane season, they would switch to using the Greek alphabet to name subsequent storms in that season.
Can 2 hurricanes have the same name?
Yes. Names used by the National Hurricane Center are re-used on a rotating 6-year cycle. As an example, while most people know of Hurricane Irene in 2011, the name was also used for a hurricane in 2005. If a storm is particularly bad the name will be retired, meaning that no future storms will get that name.
Was there a hurricane Kendall?
No, there has not been a hurricane named Kendall. Hurricane names are predetermined by the World Meteorological Organization, and "Kendall" has not been used as a hurricane name in recent years.
How are storms named if they run out of names for storms?
Hurricanes are named by using the letters of the alphabet. Names are chosen in alphabetical order, alternating in gender for each storm. 21 letters of the alphabet are used in each year's list and Q, U, X,Y and Z are skipped. If the number of named storms exceeds 21 then the NHC uses letters of the Greek alphabet (alpha, beta, gamma...) This has only happened once: in the 2005 hurricane season which had 27 named storms all the way up to tropical storm Zeta. At the beginning of the new year the names list is reset back to an "A" name.
