Hurricane Naming

Sandy was a male hurricane.
Yes, he was.

The list of hurricane names is predetermined and follows either a male-female or female-male pattern. One year begins with a male for A then a female for B and so on. The next year a female's name is used for the letter A.

Oh, that's another thing. No matter how many or how few storms there are one season, you always begin with A the next year.

I know you can find the lists of names; just google it. However, I didn't need to consult a list (and burn my battery during our power outage) to know that Sandy was a "he."

Beryl was a storm in May (who threatened my baby sister's wedding). Beryl is a girl. Count your letters. S-Sandy-is a boy.

Also, you may remember the female storm Irene from last year. If you count the letters, S would have been female last year, and is thereby male this year.

So, when referring to Superstorm Sandy, now you know he was male.