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- Agnes 1972 Florida, Northeast USA
- Alicia 1983 North Texas
- Allison 2001 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
- Beulah 1967 Antilles, Mexico, South Texas
- Bob 1991 North Carolina, Northeast USA
- Camille 1969 Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
- Carla 1961 Texas
- Carmen 1974 Mexico, central Louisiana
- Carol 1954 Northeast USA
- Celia 1970 South Texas
- Cesar 1996 Central America [Crossed into the Pacific Ocean, becoming Douglas]
- Charley 2004 Caribbean, Florida, Carolinas
- Cleo 1964 Lesser Antilles, Haiti, Cuba, southeast Florida
- Connie 1955 North Carolina
- David 1979 Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola, Florida, Eastern USA
- Dean 2006 Antilles, Mexico, Belize
- Dennis 2005 Haiti, Cuba, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee and Ohio Valley
- Diana 1990 Mexico
- Diane 1955 Mid-Atlantic & Northeast USA
- Donna 1960 Bahamas, Florida, Eastern USA
- Dora 1964 Northeast Florida
- Elena 1985 Mississippi, Alabama, western Florida
- Eloise 1975 Antilles, northwest Florida, Alabama
- Fabian 2003 Bermuda
- Felix 2006 Honduras, Nicaragua
- Flora 1963 Haiti, Cuba
- Floyd 1999 Bahamas, North Carolina, mid-Atlantic & Northeast USA
- Fran 1996 North Carolina, mid-Atlantic USA
- Frances 2004 Bahamas, Florida
- Frederic 1979 Alabama, Mississippi
- Georges 1998 Greater Antilles, Florida Keys, Mississippi, Alabama
- Gilbert 1988 Lesser Antilles, Jamaica, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
- Gloria 1985 North Carolina, Northeast USA
- Gustav 2007 Hispaniola, Caymans, Cuba, Louisiana
- Hattie 1961 Belize, Guatemala
- Hazel 1954 Antilles, North Carolina, South Carolina
- Hilda 1964 Louisiana
- Hortense 1996 Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic
- Hugo 1989 Antilles, South Carolina
- Ike 2007 Turks and Caicos, Haiti, Cuba, Texas (Houston/Galveston)
- Ione 1955 North Carolina
- Inez 1966 Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola, Cuba, Florida Keys, Mexico
- Iris 2001 Jamaica, Belize
- Isabel 2003 North Carolina, Virgina, Maryland, District of Columbia
- Isadore 2002 Mexico, Louisiana
- Ivan 2004 Caribbean, Gulf Coast
- Janet 1955 Lesser Antilles, Belize, Mexico
- Jeanne 2004 Caribbean, Florida
- Joan 1988 Curacao, Venezuela, Colombia, Nicaragua [Crossed into the Pacific Ocean, becoming Miriam]
- Juan 2003 Eastern Canada
- Katrina 2005 Bahamas, Florida, Cuba, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
- Keith 2000 Mexico
- Klaus 1990 Martinique
- Lenny 1999 Antilles
- Luis 1995 Barbuda, St. Martin
- Marilyn 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands
- Michelle 2001 Honduras, Cuba, Florida Keys
- Mitch 1998 Honduras, Nicaragua, San Salvador, Mexico, Florida
- Noel 2006 Northern Carribean
- Opal 1995 Northwest Florida, Alabama
- Paloma 2007 Caymans, Cuba, Jamaica
- Rita 2005 Bahamas, Florida, Cuba, Yucatan Peninsula, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas
- Roxanne 1995 Yucatan Peninsula
- Stan 2005 Central America, Mexico
- Wilma 2005 Haiti, Cuba, Honduras, Central America, Yucatan Peninsula, Florida, Bahamas, Atlantic Canada
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoWhen a hurricane is particularly bad or otherwise becomes famous the name is retired out of respect for the victims and to avoid confusion.
Hurricane names are retired by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in a meeting in March, April, or May of each year. Those hurricanes that have their names retired tend to be exceptionally destructive storms that often become household names in the regions they affected. The process of retiring Atlantic hurricane names indefinitely officially began in 1969. Prior to 1969, significant storm names were retired for ten years. Since 1953, an average of one storm name has been retired for each season, though many seasons (most recently 2009) have had no storm names retired, and after the 2005 season, five names were retired.
Normally a hurricane name is available for re-use every six years. When a name is retired it is taken out of that cycle and replaced with a new name of the same gender and starting letter.
A name is retired when a storm is particularly deadly or destructive. This is done out of respect for the victims and to avoid confusion as storms that have their names retired often end up being famous (examples: Andrew, Katrina).
They caused too much damage and death, so they are very well known and remembered. To avoid confusing people, they will not name another hurricane with the same name just in case it turns out to be well remembered too.
A hurricane's name is retired when it is a particularly bad storm. Retiring the name means that it will not be used for another storm as names are usually recycled every 6 years. This is done out of respect for the victims and to avoid confusion as such storms are likely to become famous.
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∙ 13y ago74 possibly 75 names have been retired since 1953, because the name "Gracie" was UNOFFICIALLY retired.
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∙ 13y ago5 of the many retired hurricane names are: Camille, Gilbert, Andrew, Mitch, and Katrina.
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∙ 11y agoHurricane names are retired after causing massive damage, loss of life, or both. Think of storms such as Ike, Katrina, Ivan, Mitch, Andrew, or Hugo.
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What are the names of tsunamis and hurricanes beginning with J?
For hurricanes : Janet (1955), Joan (1988), Juan (2003), Jeanne (2004). However it seems that Tsunamis don´t have names.
Why are hurricane names retired every year?
They aren't. A hurricane's name is retired if the storm is particularly deadly or destructive. Some years there are no hurricanes with a significant enough impact for their names to be retired. Most seasons, though, have enough storms that chances are at least one will have a severe impact somewhere.
Is hurricane Irene two retired?
The name Irene is retired from the list of Atlantic hurricanes.
A hurricane name is never used more then once?
No. Hurricane names become available for reuse on a six-year cycle. However, hurricanes that are particularly bad have their names retired so that they are not reused.
Do they retire a hurricanes name after thee season is over?
No. The only retire a hurricane name if the storm is especially devastating. Examples of retired storm names include Andrew, Floyd, and Katrina.
What names of hurricanes were retired in 1998?
In the Atlantic, the names Mitch and Georges were retired and replaced with Matthew and Gaston respectively. No names were retired in the eastern Pacific.
Is hurricane fifi on the list for retired hurricanes?
Yes, the name Fifi was retired from use for hurricanes in 1974
What are the names of tsunamis and hurricanes beginning with J?
For hurricanes : Janet (1955), Joan (1988), Juan (2003), Jeanne (2004). However it seems that Tsunamis don´t have names.
Why are hurricane names retired every year?
They aren't. A hurricane's name is retired if the storm is particularly deadly or destructive. Some years there are no hurricanes with a significant enough impact for their names to be retired. Most seasons, though, have enough storms that chances are at least one will have a severe impact somewhere.
Is hurricane Irene two retired?
The name Irene is retired from the list of Atlantic hurricanes.
Why are some storm names retired?
A hurricane's name is retired when a hurricane is particularly bad, such as one the causes a particularly large amount of damage or has a very high death toll. These hurricanes often become famous. So the names are retired out of respect for the victims and to avoid the confusion that might come with using the name again.
Why some storm names retired?
A hurricane's name is retired when a hurricane is particularly bad, such as one the causes a particularly large amount of damage or has a very high death toll. These hurricanes often become famous. So the names are retired out of respect for the victims and to avoid the confusion that might come with using the name again.
Is a hurricane's name used again?
The names of hurricanes are re-used every 6 years unless they are retired. Names of particularly severe and/or damaging hurricanes are not re-used. The decision whether to remove a name is made yearly at an annual session of the Hurricane Committee. When a name is retired/removed from the list, a new name starting with the same letter is chosen to add to the list in its place.
Are hurricanes given names and tropical storom not?
Both hurricanes and tropical storms are given names.
Did hurricanes always have names?
Hurricanes have not always had names. In 1953 the National Hurricane Center began generating lists of names for each hurricane in a given season. Since that time all hurricanes have had names.
Is Hurricane Irma named after a store in Denmark?
No. The names of hurricanes are picked from a pre-made list for each year. Most names are re-used once every six years unless they are retired after an exceptionally bad storm. The name Irma was added to the 2017 list when Irene was retired after 2011.
How could a hurricane name be retired?
Hurricane names are retired by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in a meeting in March, April, or May of each year. Those hurricanes that have their names retired tend to be exceptionally destructive storms that often become household names in the regions they affected. The process of retiring Atlantic hurricane names indefinitely officially began in 1969.Prior to 1969, significant storm names were retired for ten years. Since 1953, an average of one storm name has been retired for each season, though many seasons (most recently 2009) have had no storm names retired, and after the 2005 season, five names were retired.When a storm causes widespread destruction or loss of life, its name is retired, not only to avoid reminding the victims of the horrors they experienced but also to keep the record straight.when they cause to much dammage or seviere tragity
