First there was Hurricane Katrina, shortly after that Hurricane Ophelia followed although it didn't leave much impact as katrina. Now the gulf coast embraces for yet another hurricane, this time around its Hurricane Rita which forecasters predict will strengthen to category three when it reaches land. I believe Katrina was a category four hurricane, it was downgraded from a cat five. One can only imagine what wld have happened if was a cat five.
The interesting fact here is Hurricane Katrina which happened on late august was the No.12 hurricane of the year, Ophelia was No.16 and Rita is No.17. All the three hurricanes happened it a space of three weeks. acording to the hurricane centre, each year 21 common names are reserved for Atlantic Basin hurricanes, with the list arranged alphabetically and skipping certain letters. Rita is the 17th named storm in the Atlantic Basin this year. There are only four left. So what will officials do after tropical storm Wilma develops, assuming it does? Well, you might expect to see Hurricane Alpha to Omega, and including such names as Omicron and Upsilon.
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