Ike is the only hurricane that I remember coming through this part of Texas in the six years I've lived here. Perhaps some storm that fell apart, but kept the initial name? Dunno.
Do you realize that Irene was a name previously used in 2005.
You sure about that? I know that the alphabet is cycled through from front to back with male and female names, and then they begin again at A, but use different names starting with the same letter for new storms. Takes a very long time for a name to be reused.
Yep:
2005 Hurricane Names
Arlene
Bret
Cindy
Dennis
Emily
Franklin
Gert
Harvey
Irene
Jose
Katrina
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
Philippe
Rita
Stan
Tammy
Vince
Wilma
Just a point of interest. And if they retire “Irene” after this storm we will all know that the shark has officially been jumped!!