The letters Q U X Y and Z are just not common.

Hurricane names that start with q. If there are more than 21 named storms in a given year there is a supplemental list of 21 names that are used. In other words the first storm of the season will be given the first name on the list starting with the letter A the next will be given the name starting with B and so on. 22 rows Hurricane and Tropical Storm names.

Womens and mens names are alternated. On each of the six lists of names that are rotated every sixth Atlantic hurricane season youll likely never see a Quincy Ursula or Zachary. Since 1978 the same lists of names have been used with names of significant tropical cyclones removed from the lists and replaced with new names.

Every six years the list starts over. The list of hurricane names covers only 21 letters of the alphabet as it is difficult to find six suitable names one for each of the 6 rotating lists starting with Q U X Y and Z. Here is the 2015 list of Atlantic hurricane names.

Specific to the North Atlantic ocean the WMO keeps six lists of 21 male and female names that are. The second storm is given the name that begins with a B Naming progresses through the year with names assigned in alphabetical order. The latest batch of storm names have been announced - but you will never see a storm called Quentin Ursula Xavier Yoko or Zara.

They also decided that the new lists of hurricane name would start to be used in 1978 which was a year earlier than the Atlantic. The hurricane center however says there arent enough Qnames to rotate. In the interests of safety the name must be instantly recognizable.

Why are there no hurricane names starting with Q U X Y and Z. 17 rows Starting in 1979 the World Meteorological Organization began assigning both male and. So to utilize letters like Q U X Y and Z youd have to be able to come up with at least six names starting with those letters -- three of them being female names and three of them male.