As of March 2023, 96 storm names have been retired. [1] The naming of North Atlantic tropical cyclones is currently under the oversight of the Hurricane Committee of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). This group maintains six alphabetic lists of twenty-one names, with one list used each year.
Retired Hurricane Names Since 1954. The NHC does not control the naming of tropical storms. Instead a strict procedure has been established by an international committee of the World Meteorological Organization . For Atlantic hurricanes, there is a list of names for each of six years .
Jul 21, 2019 · Retired Hurricane Names, Alphabetically Agnes (1972) Alicia (1983) Allen (1980) Allison (tropical storm, 2001) Andrew (1992) Anita (1977) Audrey (1957) Betsy (1965) Beulah (1967) Bob (1991) Camille (1969) Carla (1961) Carmen (1974) Carol (1954) Celia (1970) Cesar (1996) Charley (2004) Cleo (1964) ...
Apr 12, 2023 · Why Are Hurricane Names Retired? Atlantic tropical cyclone name lists repeat every six years ...
Mar 30, 2023 · Since the naming of Atlantic tropical cyclones ditched the phonetic alphabet in 1953, 96 Atlantic tropical cyclone names have been retired, including 2022's Ian and Fiona, 2021's Ida, 2020's Laura...
May 18, 2023 · Here is an alphabetical list of retired names and the year they hit: Agnes, 1972 Alicia, 1983 Allen, 1980 Allison, 2001 Andrew, 1992 Anita, 1977 Audrey, 1957 Betsy, 1965 Beulah, 1967 Bob, 1991 Camille, 1969 Carla, 1961 Carmen, 1974 Carol, 1954 Celia, 1970 Cesar, 1996 Charley, 2004 Cleo, 1964 Connie, ...