HOUSTON, Texas (KIAH) It was busy in the Tropics over the weekend, as Tropical Storms Odette, Peter and Rose formed just days apart from each other. Making for a total of 17 named storm of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season to date. None of these newly formed storms are likely to pose a threat to the United States.
According to Colorado State University (CSU) Meteorologist Philip Klotzbach “Only two other years in satellite era (1966 onwards) have had 17+ Atlantic named storms by September 19: 2005, 2020.”
CSU has also issued its next two-week (Sept. 16-29) Atlantic Hurricane forecast and gives slightly elevated chance of near-normal activity (50%) relative to above-normal activity (40%). Below-normal activity over next two weeks is given 10% chance of occurring.
The list of names for 2021 are:
- Ana (AH-nah)
- Bill (bill)
- Claudette (klaw-DET)
- Danny (DAN-ee)
- Elsa (EL-suh)
- Fred (frehd)
- Grace (grayss)
- Henri (ahn-REE)
- Ida (EYE-duh)
- Julian (JOO-lee-uhn)
- Kate (kayt)
- Larry (LAIR-ree)
- Mindy (MIN-dee)
- Nicholas (NIH-kuh-luss)
- Odette (oh-DEHT)
- Peter (PEE-tur)
- Rose (rohz)
- Sam (sam)
- Teresa (tuh-REE-suh)
- Victor (VIK-tur)
- Wanda (WAHN-duh)
Hurricane names cover only 21 letters of the alphabet because of how hard it is to find a name that starts with Q, U, X, Y and Z for each of the six rotating lists.
Beginning this year, a list of supplemental names for tropical cyclones will be used instead of Greek letters.
