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This is a cumulative list of previously used tropical cyclone (tropical storm and hurricane) names which have been permanently removed from reuse in the North Atlantic basin. As of 2024, 96 storm names have been retired. [1]
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Hurricane seasontypically starts June 1 and ends Nov. 30. To become classified as a tropical storm, a tropical depression needs to graduate to having sustained winds of more than 39 miles per hour; after 79 mph, a storm becomes a hurricane. When there are more than 21 storms big enough to be named, like happened in 2005, Katrina's year, the Greek a...
Usually, the six lists of namesfor tropical storms and hurricanes repeat. However, if there is an unusually large or damaging hurricane, the name is retired by the World Meteorological Organization’s hurricane committee because using it again could be considered insensitive and could also cause confusion. Then that name is replaced on its list with...
Agnes (1972)Alicia (1983)Allen (1980)Allison (tropical storm, 2001)- Matt Rosenberg
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.
Apr 27, 2022 · Including the 2022 hurricane season, 96 names of hurricanes or tropical storms in the Atlantic have been officially retired by the WMO since the practice began in 1954. The most recent retired names are Fiona and Ian – devastating hurricanes during the 2022 season.
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Jul 16, 2024 · Did you know that hurricane names could be retired? See the list of hurricane names that have been retired since the 1950s—some of the deadliest or most destructive storms in history.
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...
This is a cumulative list of previously used tropical cyclone (tropical storm and hurricane) names which have been permanently removed from reuse in the North Atlantic basin. As of 2024, 96 storm names have been retired. [1]
