-
2022 Atlantic Hurricane Names List
Below is the list of hurricane names for the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The Atlantic Hurricane names lists are used in rotation and re-cycled every six years, i.e., the 2022 list will be used again in 2028.
The only time that there is a change in the list is if a storm is so deadly or costly that the future use of its name on a different storm would be inappropriate for reasons of sensitivity.
If a storm forms in the off-season, it will take the next name in the list based on the current calendar date. For example, if a tropical cyclone formed on December 28th, it would take the name from the previous season’s list of names. If a storm formed in February, it would be named from the subsequent season’s list of names.
Prior to 2021, if more than twenty-one named tropical cyclones occur in the Atlantic basin in a season, additional storms would take names from the Greek alphabet.
However, after the very active 2020 season where Greek names were used, the naming process changed and there is now an alternate names list for every hurricane season in the event more than 21 storms forms.
2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Names:
Alex
Bonnie
Colin
Danielle
Earl
Fiona
Gaston
Hermine
Ian
Julia
Karl
Lisa
Martin
Nicole
Owen
Paula
Richard
Shary
Tobias
Virginie
Walter2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Names:
Adria
Braylen
Caridad
Deshawn
Emery
Foster
Gemma
Heath
Isla
Jacobus
Kenzie
Lucio
Makayla
Nolan
Orlanda
Pax
Ronin
Sophie
Tayshaun
Viviana
WillHow Are Hurricanes Named?
During World War II, the practice of naming storms became widespread in weather map discussions among forecasters, especially Army and Navy meteorologists who plotted the movements of storms over the wide expanses of the Pacific Ocean.
In 1953, the United States abandoned a confusing two-year-old plan to name storms by a phonetic alphabet (Able, Baker, Charlie) when a new, international phonetic alphabet was introduced. That year, the United States began using female names for storms.
The practice of naming hurricanes solely after women came to an end in 1978 when men’s and women’s names were included in the Eastern North Pacific storm lists.
In 1979, male and female names were included in lists for the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico where two male names were only used once and then retired, David and Frederic.
List of Retired Atlantic Hurricane Names
Agnes 1972
Alicia 1983
Allen 1980
Allison 2001
Andrew 1992
Anita 1977
Audrey 1957
Betsy 1965
Beulah 1967
Bob 1991
Camille 1969
Carla 1961
Carmen 1974
Carol 1954
Celia 1970
Cesar 1996
Charley 2004
Cleo 1964
Connie 1955
David 1979
Dean 2007
Dennis 2005
Diana 1990
Diane 1955
Donna 1960
Dora 1964
Edna 1954
Elena 1985
Eloise 1975
Erika 2015
Fabian 2003
Felix 2007
Fifi 1974
Flora 1963
Florence 2018
Floyd 1999
Fran 1996
Frances 2004
Frederic 1979
Georges 1998
Gilbert 1988
Gloria 1985
Greta 1978
Gustav 2008
Harvey 2017
Hattie 1961
Hazel 1954
Hilda 1964
Hortense 1996
Hugo 1989
Igor 2010
Ike 2008
Inez 1966
Ingrid 2013
Ione 1955
Irene 2011
Iris 2001
Irma 2017
Isabel 2003
Isidore 2002
Ivan 2004
Janet 1955
Jeanne 2004
Joan 1988
Joaquin 2015
Juan 2003
Katrina 2005
Keith 2000
Klaus 1990
Lenny 1999
Lili 2002
Luis 1995
Maria 2017
Marilyn 1995
Matthew 2016
Michael 2018
Michelle 2001
Mitch 1998
Nate 2017
Noel 2007
Opal 1995
Otto 2016
Paloma 2008
Rita 2005
Roxanne 1995
Sandy 2012
Stan 2005
Tomas 2010
Wilma 2005 -
February 2021 Full Moon Tonight Is A Snow Moon
The Full Moon tonight is a Snow Moon because Full Moons in February are named Snow Moons.
What Time Does The February 2021 Snow Moon Occur?
On Florida’s east coast, the Snow Moon will rise over the Atlantic Ocean around 5:50 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the night of Friday, February 26, 2021, and set the following morning around 7:16 a.m., with some slight time variation (+/- 20 minutes) depending on the viewer’s exact location in Florida.
The Snow Moon will be technically at its fullest at 3:19 a.m. on Saturday morning with 99.8% illumination.
When is the best time to watch February’s Full Moon?
Low hanging moons near the horizon appear larger to humans.
So, the Snow Moon will appear biggest to the naked eye on the U.S east coast during and just after the moonrise.
Why is February’s Full Moon Named a Snow Moon?
According to the Farmer’s Almanac, Native Americans named February’s Full Moon a Snow Moon due to the heavy snowfall that occurs in the northeastern United States this time of year.
Other February Full Moon names include Storm Moon, Hunger Moon, Magha Purnima, Magha Puja, the Mahamuni Pagoda Festival Moon, the Chinese Lantern Festival Moon, and the Full Moon of Tu B’Shevat.
-
Brevard County Clerk of Court Fee Waiver One Day Only
VIERA, Florida – For one day only, the Brevard County Clerk of the Circuit Court will waive its 25-percent collections surcharge for customers with delinquent fines and fees.
The event, dubbed Operation Green Light, will take place on Saturday, February 27, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Justice Center at 2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Viera, Florida 32940.
Customers whose unpaid fines have been sent to collections may take advantage of the event by paying the principal amount due in full, including any late charges. Payments will only be accepted in person at the Viera branch office.
In addition, customers whose driver’s licenses have been suspended may be eligible to have them reinstated.
The Clerk’s office will accept cash, personal and cashier’s checks, money orders, and major credit and debit cards for Operation Green Light.
Please note that the deputy clerks cannot clear financial suspensions for out-of-county and out-of-state child support suspensions, Habitual Traffic Offenders, and Financial Responsibility suspensions.
For more information regarding Operation Green Light, credit card processing fees, and reinstatement of driver’s licenses, please visit the “Announcements” page at www.brevardclerk.us.
Customers with delinquent court fines and fees in other counties are encouraged to visit http://www.flccoc.org/ogl to obtain county-specific information.
-
NASA Finds Valentine’s Day Rose In Space
This image of a planetary nebula, which may suggest a rose to some, was obtained with the wide-field view of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) Mosaic 1 camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory.’
Sh2-174 is an unusual ancient planetary nebula. A planetary nebula is created when a low-mass star blows off its outer layers at the end of its life. The core of the star remains and is called a white dwarf.
Usually, the white dwarf can be found very near the center of the planetary nebula. But in the case of Sh2-174 it is off to the right (It is the very blue star near the center of the blue gas).
This asymmetry is due to the planetary nebula’s interaction with the interstellar medium that surrounds it.
The image was generated by Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) from observations taken through four different filters which are assigned colors that approximate what the human eye can see: B (blue), I (orange), Hydrogen-alpha (red) and Oxygen [OIII] (blue) filters. In this image, North is up, East is to the left.
Image Credit: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF)
-
Happy Valentine’s Day Memes and Free Ecards 2021
Happy Valentine’s Day! If you are reading this article on February 12, 2021, just two days before Valentine’s Day, it means that you waited until the last minute to get a card for your special Valentine.
But no worries, below are links to Happy Valentine’s Day Ecards including free Ecards from NASA, free Valentine’s Day memes from http://www.someecards.com, and traditional Valentine’s Day Ecards at a nominal price from Hallmark, American Greetings, and Blue Mountain.
When Is Valentine’s Day?
Valentine’s Day, also known as Saint Valentine’s Day, is celebrated annually on February 14.
History of Valentine’s Day
Although the Feast of Saint Valentine on February 14 was established in 496 AD to honor Saint Valentine of Rome, the modern Valentine’s Day where sweethearts exchange cards, gifts, flowers, and candy did not start until the 19th Century in Victorian England.
NASA Free Valentine’s Day Ecards
NASA has a selection of (you guessed it) space-themed geeky Valentine’s Day Ecards for free to the public that are customizable and shareable instantly online.
To view NASA’s Ecard selection, visit https://mars.nasa.gov/free-holiday-ecard/love-valentine/#.
Someecards.com Free Valentine’s Day Memes
Someecards.com offers a choice funny and humorous Valentine’s Day memes that offer commentary about relationships, work, life, and being single on Valentine’s Day.
Happy Valentine’s Day Ecards For Her
American Greetings have Valentine’s Day Ecards For Her in the following themes: Cute, Funny, Heartfelt, and Romantic for a nominal price or you can sign up for American Greetings free 7-day trial membership.
Happy Valentine’s Day Ecards For Him
American Greetings have Valentine’s Day Ecards For Him in the following themes: Cute, Funny, Heartfelt, and Romantic for a nominal price or you can sign up for American Greetings free 7-day trial membership.
More Free Valentine’s Day Ecards
Blue Mountain also offers a free 7-day trial membership that allows you to instantly send Valentine’s Day Ecards.
Hallmark Valentine’s Day Ecards
Hallmark has a wide variety of Valentine’s Day Ecards for a nominal price in the following themes: Cute, Funny, Heartfelt, Inspirational, Off Beat, Religious, Suggestive, Sweet.
-
NASA Finds Valentine’s Day Heart In Space
PASADENA, California — NASA dubbed the above heart-shaped interstellar image a ‘Celestial Valentine.’
Generations of stars can be seen in this infrared portrait from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. In this wispy star-forming region, called W5, the oldest stars can be seen as blue dots in the centers of the two hollow cavities (other blue dots are background and foreground stars not associated with the region).
Younger stars line the rims of the cavities, and some can be seen as pink dots at the tips of the elephant-trunk-like pillars. The white knotty areas are where the youngest stars are forming. Red shows heated dust that pervades the region’s cavities, while green highlights dense clouds.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Harvard-Smithsonian
-
$118,000 Winning Fantasy 5 Ticket Sold In West Melbourne
WEST MELBOURNE, Florida – The Florida Lottery announced that two tickets matched all of the numbers drawn in last night’s Fantasy 5 jackpot.
One of those winning tickets worth $117,939.65 each was a Quick Pick sold at a RaceTrac gas station located at 745 Palm Bay Road in West Melbourne, Florida.
The winning Fantasy 5 numbers for January 22, 2021, are 08-20-24-29-35.
The odds of picking all five winning Fantasy Five numbers are 1 in 376,992.
The other winning ticket was sold in Kissimmee, Florida.
There were also 291 tickets sold that matched 4 out of 5 numbers for a prize of $130.50.
Image credit: Florida Lottery
-
Last Night’s MEGA MILLIONS Numbers 1/8/21
Last night’s MEGA MILLIONS numbers for the Friday, January 8, 2021, drawing jackpot are 03, 06, 16, 18, 58 and the Mega Ball is 11 with a Megaplier of X2.
MEGA MILLIONS Results
No one matched all of last night’s MEGA MILLIONS numbers which means that the next jackpot for Tuesday, January 12, 2021, increased to $600 million ($308.2 million cash value).
Three tickets sold in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, and New Jersey matched the five white balls to win the game’s $1 million second prize. One ticket sold in New York was worth $2 million because the option Megaplier was added.
84 tickets matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball for the $10,000 third prize. Eleven of those tickets are actually worth $20,000 because the 2X Megaplier was added.
1,738 tickets matched four white balls to win the $500 prize. 89 of those tickets are actually worth $1,000 because the 2X Megaplier was purchased.
MEGA MILLIONS Odds and Payout
The odds of winning the MEGA MILLIONS jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
MEGA MILLIONS jackpot prizes may be paid in 30 annual installments or a one-time, reduced lump-sum payment which jackpot winners may choose to receive instead of receiving their winnings in annual payments.
All MEGA MILLIONS prizes must be claimed in the state where the ticket was purchased. MEGA MILLIONS prizes must be claimed within 180 days after the winning drawing date.
The Florida Lottery offices, like many other state lottery offices, are closed to help protect employees and players during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
To claim a prize of $600 or over, players can choose to mail in their winning ticket or wait until lottery offices reopen.
All claim deadlines have been extended by 90 days, giving players the option to hold on to winning tickets and wait to claim any prizes until Lottery offices reopen to the public.
-
January 6, 2021 Powerball Numbers For Last Night
The winning January 6, 2021 POWERBALL numbers for last night with a $410 million jackpot are 01, 20, 22, 60, 66, and a Powerball of 03 with Powerplay 3X.
Did Anyone Win POWERBALL?
No one matched all of last night’s POWERBALL numbers which means that the next jackpot for Saturday, January 9, 2021, rolled over to $4709 million ($362.7 million cash value).
No tickets matched 5 of 5 numbers plus Power Play for $2 million.
Two tickets sold in Pennsylvania and Texas matched 5 of 5 numbers to win the game’s second prize of $1 million.
There were thirty-one winners who patched 4 of 5 numbers plus the Powerball to win $50,000. Ten of those winning tickets are worth $150,000 because the optional Power Play was added which was 3X last night.
973 tickets matched 4 of 5 numbers to win $100. 205 of those winning tickets are actually worth $300 because the optional Power Play was added.
POWERBALL Odds and Payout
The odds of winning the POWERBALL jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338.
All POWERBALL prizes are set payouts, except the jackpot. The jackpot prize will be shared among winners in all POWERBALL states.
The jackpot will be paid in 30 annual payments or a one-time cash payment of a reduced amount. If there is no jackpot winner, the money in the jackpot pool rolls over to the next POWERBALL drawing.
How To Play POWERBALL
Powerball is played in 44 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.
Powerball tickets cost $2 per each.
Select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls. Then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.
To multiply your non-jackpot prizes, select the Power Play box. Power Play costs $1 more per play.
With Power Play, players can win $2 million for matching the five white balls or multiply his/her other non-jackpot prizes two to five times when the advertised jackpot is over $150 million, and up to 10 times when the advertised jackpot is $150 million or less.
Drawings are held Wednesday and Saturday nights at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
Tickets can be purchased until 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the night of the drawing.
-
Portuguese Man-o-War Jellyfish Invade Florida Beaches
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida – Recent southeasterly winds have been blowing Portuguese Man-of-War, also known as Blue Bottles, onto the popular tourist beaches on Florida’s east coast during the last two weeks.
The manowar jellyfish appear to be most heavily concentrated on the east coast in South Florida and Central Florida, according to social media reports and photos (technically, Portuguese Man-of-War aren’t blue jellyfish but are instead a colony of small organisms called Siphonophorae).
Often, the Portuguese Man-of-War become entangled in the seaweed which makes it harder for beachgoers to see the stinging marine life before it is too late.
The Portuguese Man-of-War can be identified from other jellyfish in Florida by its translucent blue and purple gas-filled air sac that helps them travel long distances across the ocean by acting as a wind-driven sail.
A stinging tentacle cluster mass under the body can have tentacles that may extend up to ten or fifteen feet which captures small prey such as fish.
Jellyfish Sting Remedy
Rinse the area of the jellyfish sting with vinegar.
Do not rinse the area with fresh water because that will make the stingers fire more venom into the victim.
Sometimes, the tentacles will remain stuck to the skin and it will help to physically remove them as soon as possible from the victim with tweezers.
If tweezers are unavailable, use a gloved hand, towel, or dull edge of a plastic card.
Most jellyfish stings, although extremely intense, are relatively minor and will subside after a few minutes.
If you encounter a jellyfish sting that results in fainting, shortness of breath, chest pain, scratchy throat, or hives that occur on the skin in areas away from the site of the sting; these symptoms may be indicative of a more severe reaction. You should immediately call 911 and contact the nearest lifeguard if possible.
Brevard Times 