Get out the Greek alphabet for the rest of 2020: Storms Alpha and Beta have formed. Before them, Wilfred was the earliest "W" storm on record.

The hurricane center, which began using the alphabet to name storms in 1953, does not use Q, U, X, Y and Z to name storms since there are not enough names to fill those letters.

The hurricane center, which began using the alphabet to name storms in 1953, does not use Q, U, X, Y and Z to name storms since there are not enough names to fill those letters.