Hurricane Donna was the strongest hurricane that took place during the 1960 Atlantic hurricane season. Donna was a category 4 hurricane that intensified as she smacked Florida and the Eastern United States. Hurricane Donna was . . . . wait a minute. . . . did you think I was gonna talk about my “Donna”? Whoa . . . I’d be in big trouble if I did that.

The history of hurricane names is interesting. During the 1800’s hurricanes were often identified by the places they hit – the year they occurred – or the name of a saint. In 1953, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) – an agency of the United Nations – began to name hurricanes using female names. The names were adopted in alphabetical order – a practice borrowed from the military’s phonetic alphabet. However, for some inexplicable reason, in 1979 male names were included to identify Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico hurricanes. Today, hurricanes are named on alphabetical lists alternating between male and female names. Even so, in 1986, the Washington Post had an editorial that lamented “many of the male names don’t convey either the romance or urgency that circumstances might warrant.” I mean Hurricane Mortimer? Hurricane Chauncey?

In any event, Hurricane Donna was a real troublemaker. Yet to this day – the world has yet to see or experience Hurricane Scott. For that bad boy – you ain’t seen nuthin’ yet. . . . . .