Tropical Storm Wilfred forms in Atlantic; get out the Greek alphabet for next storm
Tropical Storm Wilfred has formed in the eastern Tropical Atlantic. Wilfred was the last name left on the list generated at the beginning of hurricane season by the World Meteorological Organization.
After WiIfred, subsequent storms would be named based on the Greek alphabet. The last time that happened was 2005, when there were 28 named storms.
There’s a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico that meteorologist are watching. It’s expected to become a tropical storm later today. When it does form, it will have to be named using the Greek alphabet.
WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said the tropical depression could become a Category 1 storm off the coast of Texas early next week. It is unclear if it will make landfall there.
Hurricane Teddy, currently a Cat. 4 storm as it will weaken as it passes Bermuda, and it could make landfall north of Maine next week, Gardner said.
The storms are not expected to impact North Carolina, although Tropical Depression 22 could bring rip currents to the coast later next week.
We are in the peak of hurricane season until early-mid October. The season officially ends Nov. 30.