Just for grins I Googled "verizon announces storm" and fond this article.
The writer says "Verizon officially announces BlackBerry 9530 Storm" but does not support the official suggestion with reference to a news release or anything. So, again, for whatever it is worth to the rest of the world... I will share it here.
Fudzilla - Verizon officially announces BlackBerry 9530 Storm
PS - I know nothing of this site, I am merely sharing information.