Used in a series of short sentences ('cause that's how Clement Clarke Moore did it): "Now Colin! Now Danielle! Now Earl and Fiona! On Gaston! On Hermine! On Ian and Julia!"
And so on ... and so on ... assuming, that is, that there are more named storms than are being forecast (which is a statement that fails to take into account that tropical storms are also named). Not being called out in a Santa Claus-esque manner? Alex and Bonnie -- who have already come and gone.
As I look over this year's list, I'm hoping that we make it all the way to W so we can make Hurricane Walter jokes when he comes to visit again ... but I guess I'm hoping that we get there without a lot of death and destruction, since hoping for a W means hoping for a lot of stormy weather in the months ahead.
This will be the third year living in what used to be a big danger zone (not since 2005 has this town been hit) ... so we'll see if/which one of these guys and gals turns out to be my first!
FOURTEEN, EIGHT AND THREE SAY THE FORECASTERS:
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2016-hurricane-season-forecast-atlantic-the-weather-channel-june
WHY THE NAMES MAY BE FAMILIAR:
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2016/06/here_are_the_2016_hurricane_na.html#0
'TIS THE SEASON:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/prepare/ready.php
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