Katrina and Ernesto and counting storms

This week, various people are marking the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Has anyone noticed that the tropical storm that everyone is watching this week is named Ernesto?

'E' is the fifth letter in the alphabet, while 'K' is the 11th, meaning a year ago we were dealing with our 11th tropical storm or hurricane of the season, while this year we're only on the fifth.

Also, five hurricanes had their names retired last year, the most in any one year that has happened since the practice began in 1954. Those storms were Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan and Wilma. There were four names retired in 2004.