Hurricane season names for 2026 are out. Tricky Isaias is back on the list.

NJ.com ^ | May 3, 2026 | Len Melisurgo

[Twotone]

The list of names that will be used for tropical storms and hurricanes that form during the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season includes some simple ones like Arthur, Fay and Kyle.

But it also marks the return of Isaias — a storm name that was used during the 2020 hurricane season and proved to be tough to pronounce.

Isaias is supposed to be pronounced ees-ah-EE-ahs, but many TV and radio newscasters butchered it. (The most common mispronunciations included eye-ZAY-us and ee-SAY-us.)

On the serious side, Isaias turned out to be a category 1 hurricane when it made landfall in North Carolina in August 2020 before heading up the I-95 corridor. The storm’s remnants drifted into New Jersey, spawning two tornadoes, uprooting scores of trees and generating breaking waves as high as 10 to 12 feet along the Jersey Shore.

Across New Jersey, more than 1.4 million homes and businesses lost power and some restorations took up to a week after the storm’s remnants barreled through.

[Twotone]

I guess I've been pronouncing Isaias wrong all these years.

[Red Badger]

Isaias — ees-ah-EE-ahs???

I-Say-as.........................

[Red Badger]

[Lockbox]

Prophesy?

[Opinionated Blowhard]

I really hope we get a Hurricane Cristóbal

[Tom Tetroxide]

“Tricky Isaias is back on the list.”

“It’s Tricky”
by RUN DMC
starring Penn and Teller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-O5IHVhWj0

[Dahoser]

Another testament to the insanity of DEI that the most important thing when it comes to hurricanes is making sure that the names we attach to these destructive forces are inclusive.

[bk1000]

Sheila Jackson Lee will be displeased. Where is Tyrone and Shenikwa?

[Fireone]

Ridiculous. Creating a problem where none exists, a Marxist specialty.

[subterfuge]

It doesn’t seem that long ago all hurricanes were named after women, which seemed appropriate.

Also, “Nana” is a person’s name?

[UnwashedPeasant]

What if they use Shenikwa and Chuni-qua and Jdaneekua, all pronounced the same in the same season?

If they don’t, it is probably racist.

[Red Badger]

Yes............

[alephnull]

That 4th one is guaranteed to hit TN.

[Red Badger]

I’m surprised that they reused ‘Sally’ so soon. We had a Hurricane Sally in 2020 that did major damage.............

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Sally

[DeplorableTrumpSupporter]

No LeQwantrel this year? How racist!! 🤣

[Doctor Congo]

From the title I thought the storm would be called “Tricky Isaias”.
I like it.

[MikelTackNailer]

That 4th one is guaranteed to hit TN.

With duel impact.

[deport]

Well I hope ol’ Wilfred doesn’t make the list.

[adorno]

Isaias, pronounced: "I say ass".

Kids will find it easy to pronounce. And it will never be on the list again. ;-)

[Hatteras]

"Also, “Nana” is a person’s name?"

Hehaaaay, goodbye...