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Austin – since 1954, 99 names have been retired from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) for tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.
The names used each year are determined by a rotating set of six menus. This means that most of the names used in the 2024 Atlantic season, for example, will be used again in 2030.
But when the storm is especially strong, destroyed or fatal, the “retired” name is from the list, which means that it will not be used again.
What names have recently retired?
In April 2025, WMO retired the three names from the list used in 2024: beyl, helene and Milton. They will be replaced by Braina, Huli and Miguel in the 2030 menu.
Beryl was the closest hurricane of the 5 Series in the Atlantic Basin. The storm caused widespread destruction in Greenada in July 2024, destroying or destroying 98 % of homes in the Kariaco and Martinic Islands, my little girl, according to WMO.
Helen became a bloody hurricane to influence the continental United States since Katrina in 2005, with more than 248 deaths, according to GMO. The category has achieved 4 falling in Florida in September 2024 and caused catastrophic floods throughout the southeast. Helen was the seventh of a hurricane in the history of the United States.
Milton quickly condenses a hurricane of 5 Series in October 2024, with an intensification rate between the highest rates that have ever observed. The storm later achieved a decline in Florida as a storm of Series 3 while it was producing a historical and deadly outbreak.
What are the names that have been retired?
The drawing below shows the full list of names that have been retired from use in the Atlantic Basin. The names are colored with the power of the storm. Click on the category of the storm in the legend to see the storms of this force only.
What messages have often retired?
WMO uses 21 letters for storm names. The letters Q, U, X, Y and Z are not used. Of 21 letters used, it was not only at least the name of the retired storm.
- I (14 retired name): Ian, Ida, Igor, Ike, Einiz, Ingrid, Eun, Eva, Irene, Iris, Irma, Isabelle, Esdor, Evan
- F (10 retired names): Fabian, Felix, Fiona, Fiona, Flura, Florence, Floyd, Fran, Francis, Frederick
- C (9 retired names): Cameel, Carla, Carmen, Carroll, Celia, Cesar, Charlie, Cleo, Kony
- D (8 retired names): David, Dean, Dennis, Diana, Diana, Donna, Dura, Dorian
- A (7 retired names): Agnes, Alisia, Allen, Alison, Andrew, Anita, Audrey
- H (7 retired names): Harvey, Hatti, Asali, Helen, Hilda, Hortense, Hugo
- M (7 retired names): Maria, Marilyn, Matthew, Michael, Michel, Milton, Mitch
- E (5 retired names): Edna, Elena, Eloise, Erika, Eta
- G (5 pension names): George, Gilbert, Gloria, Greta, Gustav
- J (5 retired names): Janet, Jin, Joan, Jawakin, Juan
- B (4 retired names): Beryl, Betsy, beulah, bob
- L (4 retired names): Laura, Lenny, Lily, Lewis
- K (3 retired names): Katrina, Keith, Klaus
- N (retired names): Nate, Noel
- o (2 retired names): Opal, Otto
- R (2 retired names): Rita, Roxan
- S (2 retired names): Sandy, Stan
- P (1 retired name): Paluma
- T (1 retired name): Thomas
- W (one retired name): Walla
What are the names that will be used in the upcoming hurricane seasons?
Below is a list of storms names that will be used over the six seasons following the hurricane:
If the hurricane season is particularly active, there may be more storms than the 21 names on the list. In previous years, the Greek alphabet was used for these storms (such as alpha, beta, gamma). Starting in 2021, a list of additional names will be used instead. These names are listed in the right column above.