Hurricanes may be going Greek as bumper crop of storms continues

HURRICANE Alpha? Tropical Storm Epsilon? Before this year’s frantic Atlantic hurricane season is out, TV forecasters and coastal residents may have to break out their Greek dictionaries.

There are only four names left for tropical storms and hurricanes this year: Stan, Tammy, Vince and Wilma. After that, names switch to the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and so on through to Omega, if needed.

The Greek names have never been needed before in roughly 60 years of regularly-named Atlantic storms.