ONE TROPICAL CYCLONE...TROPICAL STORM ALETTA...FORMED DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 2006. NAMED TROPICAL CYCLONES IN MAY ARE SOMEWHAT INFREQUENT EVENTS...WITH AN AVERAGE OF ONE TROPICAL STORM EVERY TWO YEARS AND A HURRICANE ONLY ABOUT EVERY THREE YEARS.
INTERESTINGLY...HOWEVER...THIS IS THE SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR TO HAVE A NAMED CYCLONE FORM IN MAY...WHEREAS DURING THE PREVIOUS SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD THERE WAS ONLY ONE.
all you want. But, that's in the Pacific and the fact remains that we've had no hurricanes or named cyclones in the Atlantic to date. I was surprised when last season ended, and I'm surprised that this season hasn't started. So you take your CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION around the ITCZ and run along. We've outgrown you.
Oo! But, there is a name list out, reproduced here in case you have trouble saying 'Nadine'. You can start placing bets in the office pool as to which name we'll get to. My money's on Iota.
NAME PRONUNCIATION NAME PRONUNCIATION
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ALBERTO AL BAIR- TOE LESLIE
BERYL BER- IL MICHAEL
CHRIS NADINE NAY DEEN-
DEBBY OSCAR
ERNESTO ER NES- TOE PATTY
FLORENCE RAFAEL RA FA EL-
GORDON SANDY
HELENE HE LEEN- TONY
ISAAC EYE- ZAK VALERIE
JOYCE WILLIAM
KIRK
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