The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is moving at such a fast clip that forecasters are just four monikers shy of needing to use the Greek alphabet to name storms—something they have had to do only once before. There have already been 17 named storms this season, which is only half over and officially ends Nov. 30. The two latest are tropical storms Paulette and Rene. Rene is now the earliest appearance of an R-named storm on record.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 11, 2020 16:24 UTC