What will be the name of the first Atlantic major hurricane?

captainbarbossa19 · #1 Postby **captainbarbossa19** » Thu Jul 21, 2022 12:47 pm

Yesterday, I posted a question about when members thought we would see the first major hurricane. Today, I am curious about what members think it's name will be? If someone could please create a poll for this, I would appreciate it. Here are the options:

1. Danielle
2. Earl
3. Fiona
4. Gaston
5. Hermine
6. Ian
7. Julia or beyond

#2 Postby **cycloneye** » Thu Jul 21, 2022 12:58 pm

Made the poll and it will close at July 31 at 1:57 PM EDT.

Fiona.

Category5Kaiju · #3 Postby **Category5Kaiju** » Thu Jul 21, 2022 1:17 pm

Crazy take that is also unlikely to come to fruition: the storm that some EPS members are trying early next month develops and then blows up in the GoM. Its small size allows it to develop rather fast and avert dry air intrusions

Danielle it is.

skyline385 · #4 Postby **skyline385** » Thu Jul 21, 2022 5:04 pm

Category5Kaiju wrote:Crazy take that is also unlikely to come to fruition: the storm that some EPS members are trying early next month develops and then blows up in the GoM. Its small size allows it to develop rather fast and avert dry air intrusions

Danielle it is.

Was there ever a small major in the gulf lol?

captainbarbossa19 · #5 Postby **captainbarbossa19** » Thu Jul 21, 2022 5:16 pm

skyline385 wrote:
Category5Kaiju wrote:Crazy take that is also unlikely to come to fruition: the storm that some EPS members are trying early next month develops and then blows up in the GoM. Its small size allows it to develop rather fast and avert dry air intrusions

Danielle it is.

Was there ever a small major in the gulf lol?

Andrew wasn't very big.

Category5Kaiju · #6 Postby **Category5Kaiju** » Thu Jul 21, 2022 5:19 pm

captainbarbossa19 wrote:
skyline385 wrote:
Category5Kaiju wrote:Crazy take that is also unlikely to come to fruition: the storm that some EPS members are trying early next month develops and then blows up in the GoM. Its small size allows it to develop rather fast and avert dry air intrusions

Danielle it is.

Was there ever a small major in the gulf lol?

Andrew wasn't very big.

Also Charley. That thing was like a vicious, ill-spirited chihuahua biting the SW Florida corner.

skyline385 · #7 Postby **skyline385** » Thu Jul 21, 2022 5:31 pm

Category5Kaiju wrote:
captainbarbossa19 wrote:
skyline385 wrote:Was there ever a small major in the gulf lol?

Andrew wasn't very big.

Also Charley. That thing was like a vicious, ill-spirited chihuahua biting the SW Florida corner.

Good examples, both were compact systems.

#8 Postby **CrazyC83** » Fri Jul 22, 2022 12:31 am

I'm going with Fiona, a cat 4 in the Gulf in mid-August.

skyline385 · #9 Postby **skyline385** » Fri Jul 22, 2022 12:44 am

CrazyC83 wrote:I'm going with Fiona, a cat 4 in the Gulf in mid-August.

I want it to go for central Florida. After Elsa & Disneyland last year, it’s time for Fiona & Universal!

Category5Kaiju · #10 Postby **Category5Kaiju** » Fri Jul 22, 2022 1:32 am

skyline385 wrote:
CrazyC83 wrote:I'm going with Fiona, a cat 4 in the Gulf in mid-August.

I want it to go for central Florida. After Elsa & Disneyland last year, it’s time for Fiona & Universal!

It's ok, then Gaston will come next and destroy Disneyworld lol

FireRat · #11 Postby **FireRat** » Fri Jul 22, 2022 1:51 am

Category5Kaiju wrote:
skyline385 wrote:
CrazyC83 wrote:I'm going with Fiona, a cat 4 in the Gulf in mid-August.

I want it to go for central Florida. After Elsa & Disneyland last year, it’s time for Fiona & Universal!

It's ok, then Gaston will come next and destroy Disneyworld lol

Isn't Gaston the bad guy from the Beauty and the Beast??
That would be quite fitting :lol:

Wampadawg · #12 Postby **Wampadawg** » Fri Jul 22, 2022 7:48 am

Earl just seems to have that mischievous feel!

CFLHurricane · #13 Postby **CFLHurricane** » Fri Jul 22, 2022 8:29 am

Wampadawg wrote:Earl just seems to have that mischievous feel!

Earl is friendly name IMO, probably because of having watched “My name is Earl”.

Fiona could be a fury, but I think the season will stumble a bit until Gaston.

115MphAgatha · #14 Postby **115MphAgatha** » Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:10 pm

Bonnie.

Category5Kaiju · #15 Postby **Category5Kaiju** » Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:37 pm

115MphAgatha wrote:Bonnie.

You know, you ain't wrong :wink:

#16 Postby **AnnularCane** » Fri Jul 22, 2022 7:00 pm

First one to become a major while still in the Atlantic... :lol:

FIONA, BABY!!!

captainbarbossa19 · #17 Postby **captainbarbossa19** » Fri Jul 22, 2022 10:09 pm

AnnularCane wrote:First one to become a major while still in the Atlantic...

FIONA, BABY!!!

With Fiona in mind, she is currently winning the poll with 42% of the vote. While any storm can be retired, Fiona just sounds like a storm name waiting for its opportunity (Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Irma, Ida...). Also, Julia is another storm that will probably end up retired at some point.

Category5Kaiju · #18 Postby **Category5Kaiju** » Fri Jul 22, 2022 10:14 pm

If Fiona actually becomes a disaster and gets retired, I'd love to see Flavia as the replacement name; it sounds very beautiful but also, for reasons I personally cannot explain at the top of my head, fitting for a hurricane at the same time

Category5Kaiju · #19 Postby **Category5Kaiju** » Sun Sep 04, 2022 7:58 am

Barring any surprises from high latitude Danielle, it's looking quite likely that Earl will achieve this status. We'll see...

MarioProtVI · #20 Postby **MarioProtVI** » Sun Sep 04, 2022 10:08 am

According to the NHC, Earl.