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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 region. As of March 2023, 96 storm names have been retired. [1]
- Reason to Name Hurricanes
- History of Hurricane Names
- Retired Hurricane Names Since 1954
- Alternate Name List
The use of easily remembered names greatly reduces confusionwhen two or moretropical storms occur at the same time. For example, one hurricane canbe moving slowly westward in the Gulf of Mexico, while at exactlythe same time another hurricane can be moving rapidly northward alongthe Atlantic coast. In the past, confusion and false rumors have arise...
For several hundred years many hurricanes in the West Indieswere named after the particular saint's day on which the hurricaneoccurred. Ivan R. Tannehill describes in his book "Hurricanes"the major tropical storms of recorded history and mentions manyhurricanes named after saints. For example, there was "HurricaneSanta Ana" which struck Puerto Rico...
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.In other words, one list is repeated every sixth year. The only time that there isa change is if a stor...
In the event that more than twenty-one named tropical cyclones occur in the Atlantic basin in a season, or more than twenty-four named tropical cyclones in the eastern North Pacific basin, any additional storms will take names from an alternate list of names approved by the WMO for each basin. This naming convention has been established by the Worl...
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.
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,...
Mar 20, 2024 · 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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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...
Atlantic Storms Retired Into Hurricane History. Agnes (1972§*): Florida, Northeast U.S. Alicia (1983*): North Texas. Allen (1980*): Antilles, Mexico, South Texas. Andrew (1992*): Bahamas, South Florida, Louisiana. Anita (1977): Mexico. Audrey (1957§*): Louisiana, North Texas. Betsy (1965§*): Bahamas, Southeast Florida, Southeast Louisiana.
