# OK, NotvGonna Happen,But Is There a Naming Scheme for Storms Past The Greek Letters? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 30, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-notvgonna-happen-but-is-there-a-naming-scheme-for-storms-past-the-greek-letters/333466 "2005-11-30T23:18:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LiveOnAPlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-notvgonna-happen-but-is-there-a-naming-scheme-for-storms-past-the-greek-letters/333466/1 "2005-11-30T23:18:37Z")
Inspired by the latest post on [This Post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=347134), is there a follow-on scheme for naming tropical storms if we were to actually use up the Greek alphabet? ---
**Author:** ![LiveOnAPlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-notvgonna-happen-but-is-there-a-naming-scheme-for-storms-past-the-greek-letters/333466/2 "2005-11-30T23:19:55Z")
Geez, typo’ed the title, then wrote “This Post” instead of “This Thread.” :wally ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-notvgonna-happen-but-is-there-a-naming-scheme-for-storms-past-the-greek-letters/333466/3 "2005-12-01T01:06:17Z")
According to the [AOML FAQ](http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/B6.html): > [@](#): > > In the Atlantic and East Pacific, if they have run through the list they then used the Greek alphabet : Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta,… etc. . So if they ever have a Hurricane Omega you know it’s been a busy year. At the present time there is no provision for retiring any of the Greek alphabet names, should one be so terrible as to be excluded. Fortunately, Tropical Storms Alpha and Beta in 2005 have been the only use of this option. > > In the Central and West Pacific they have a perpetual lists of names, so when one list is through they simply start on the next. Obviously it’s a tad outdated since we’re now up to Epsilon, but there does not appear to be any plan to go beyond the Greek alphabet. ---
**Author:** ![LiveOnAPlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-notvgonna-happen-but-is-there-a-naming-scheme-for-storms-past-the-greek-letters/333466/4 "2005-12-01T01:57:04Z")
OK, and thanks for your input. ---
**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-notvgonna-happen-but-is-there-a-naming-scheme-for-storms-past-the-greek-letters/333466/5 "2005-12-01T02:08:12Z")
> [@LiveOnAPlane](#): > > Inspired by the latest post on [This Post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=347134), is there a follow-on scheme for naming tropical storms if we were to actually use up the Greek alphabet? WAG Egyption hieroglyphics? ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-notvgonna-happen-but-is-there-a-naming-scheme-for-storms-past-the-greek-letters/333466/6 "2005-12-01T02:32:15Z")
…And in other news, Hurricane **b** has finally moved off into the Gulf, while Hurriane z moves ever closer to the Carolina shores. And this just in - tropical storm ( has just formed off the coast of Africa. ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-notvgonna-happen-but-is-there-a-naming-scheme-for-storms-past-the-greek-letters/333466/7 "2005-12-01T07:02:20Z")
I rather like the look of **Hurricane @** , myself.