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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) Connie (1955) David (1979) Dean (2007) Dennis ...
Dec 28, 2023 · Why Are Hurricane Names Retired? Atlantic tropical cyclone name lists repeat every six years unless a storm is so severe that the World Meteorological Organization’s Hurricane Committee votes to retire that name from future lists. Here is the list of names for the current hurricane season.
Only three Eastern Pacific hurricanes have had their names retired; Hurricane Ismael of 1995, Hurricane Pauline of 1997, and Hurricane Kenna of 2002. The storm with the most appearances so far is...
Jun 15, 2021 · Speaking of 2005, that year holds the record for most retired storm names: five, including Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan, and Wilma. It’s not just hurricanes that get named —all tropical...
Whenever a hurricane has had a major impact, any country affected by the storm can request that the name of the hurricane be “retired” by agreement of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Mar 30, 2023 · Fiona and Ian are being retired from the rotating lists of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction that storms with those names caused last year, the World...
Several names have been retired since the lists were created. Here is more information on the history of naming tropical cyclones and retired names. If a storm forms during the off-season, it will take the next name in the list based on the current calendar date.
