Tropical Storm Wilfred has formed in the eastern Atlantic, marking off the last name on the 2020 list of Atlantic hurricane names. It's only the second time in recorded history that Atlantic hurricane names have been entirely used up.
The storm is just over 600 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center. It poses no threat to land and is forecast to weaken over the Atlantic next week. With Wilfred, the list of 2020 Atlantic hurricane names has been entirely used up for only the second time in recorded history. The NHC does not use the letters Q, U, X, Y and Z because there aren't enough names to fill those letters.
This stretch of hyperactivity is extremely rare."We won't have to wait long. NHC says Alpha is expected to be named later Friday when Tropical Depression Twenty-Two strengthens into a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico. Track Tropical Depression Twenty-TwoAs of late Friday morning, the storm was about 285 miles south of the Texas-Mexico border with winds of 35 mph.
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