Looks like @NHC_Atlantic is busy today.
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What happens on the 27th hurricane? Does it get called Aardvark?
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The 22nd, and it gets called Alpha.
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Also see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_A… and perhaps also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_A…
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And further: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_A…
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At the rate things are going, we could get to Alpha by the end of this week, and I'd be surprised if we don't get to it by the end of the month. (It seems likely we'll see Wilfred tomorrow.)
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Replying to @davidbaron @khuey_ @nnethercote @NHC_Atlantic
When I wrote that 12 hours ago I was expecting TD 22 to become Wilfred... but the tropical wave in the eastern tropical Atlantic beat it to that. So now there are decent odds we'll have TS Alpha today (as TD 22 strengthens).
National Hurricane Center
 @NHC_Atlantic
18 Sep 2020
Tropical Storm #Wilfred Advisory 1: Wilfred Forms in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic. Get Out the Greek Alphabet For the Rest of 2020. go.usa.gov/W3H

Sep 18, 2020 · 3:34 PM UTC

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Replying to @davidbaron @khuey_ @nnethercote @NHC_Atlantic
OK, TD 22 didn't get Alpha either. We might get to Beta today.
National Hurricane Center
 @NHC_Atlantic
18 Sep 2020
If you were away for a couple of hours, you might have missed the two latest Atlantic storms. #Wilfred is no threat to land, while #Alpha is just offshore of Portugal. For more on Alpha's hazards see ipma.pt & the NHC advisories are at hurricanes.gov
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And we made it to Tropical Storm Beta. Also, today three names were consumed in a 6-hour interval (Wilfred at the regular 15:00 UTC advisory, Alpha in a special 16:30 UTC advisory, and Beta at the regular 21:00 UTC advisory).
National Hurricane Center
 @NHC_Atlantic
18 Sep 2020
Tropical Storm #Beta Advisory 5: Depression in the Gulf of Mexico Becomes Tropical Storm Beta. go.usa.gov/W3H
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