Before Hurricane Beryl roared toward Texas, the name Beryl was not on most people's radar.
A vehicle is stranded in high waters on a flooded highway in Houston, on Monday, July 8, 2024, after Beryl came ashore in Texas as a hurricane and dumped heavy rains along the coast. before slamming into Texas early Monday, bringing heavy rains and powerful winds.
It knocked out power to 2 million homes and businesses and flooded streets with fast-rising waters. High waters have closed streets in Houston, where first responders raced to rescue stranded residents.slammed into Florida, and in 2022, Hurricane Gaston devastated Virginia with flooding and tornadoes. After Beryl, the next Atlantic hurricanes will be named the more basic Chris and Debby.says. It first became a name in the 19th century and can be traced back to Sanskrit. Beryl is particularly popular in Britain, according to The Bump, where it shares its namesake with the fictional comic character Beryl the Peril.It’s not so popular in the U.S. The last time Beryl cracked the top 1,000 most popular names was 1957, and even then just barely at No. 910, according to the Although Beryl is a traditional girl name, several baby naming websites say it is also used as a gender-neutral or boy name. The National Hurricane Center says Beryl is pronounced “BEHR-ril,” as in rhyming with Cheryl.Naming storms helps communicate warnings and raise public awareness and preparedness, according to the association. Naming also helps avoid confusion among meteorologists, emergency management agencies and the public, particularly when multiple storms are active at once.The U.S. adopted a formal naming process in 1953, using female names in alphabetical order. That changed in 1979, when officials put togetherwith both men’s and women’s names for storms in the Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Names are recycled every six years. For example, Hurricane Beryl could return in 2030. There is one exception. A name is retired if a storm is so deadly or costly that its future use would be inappropriate or insensitive, according to theWhen selecting a new name, officials with the World Meteorological Association look for names short in length that are easy to communicate and pronounce. They also consider whether the names are appropriate in different languages and unique, as names for Atlantic hurricanes cannot be used in other regions.Stormy conditions expected in DFW on Monday after Beryl makes landfall on Texas coastHurricane Beryl snarls air travel across Texas as 80% of Houston’s flights canceled, Staff writer. Sarah Bahari is a trending news reporter. She previously worked as a writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where she covered a bit of everything.
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