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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
What else can I help you with?
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.
How hurricanes names are given?
Hurricanes are named by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) using a predetermined list of alternating male and female names. The names are chosen from different regions and are rotated every six years. If a hurricane is particularly destructive, its name may be retired and replaced with a new one.
Is hurricane Irene two retired?
Yes, Hurricane Irene was retired from the list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names after it caused significant damage and loss of life in 2011. It was replaced with a new name for future use in the Atlantic basin.
Was there a hurricane Leroy?
There hasn't been a hurricane named Leroy in recent years. The names for hurricanes are predetermined and rotated every few years, so it's possible that Leroy may not have been used or retired from the list.
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.
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
Why did they stop using certain names for hurricanes?
Certain names for hurricanes are retired if they were particularly destructive or deadly to avoid any confusion or insensitivity in the future. This helps to make sure that those affected by those specific hurricanes can recover without seeing the name used again.
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.
How are hurricane names before 1979 different for those after 1979?
Before 1979, hurricanes were not given names; instead, they were often referred to by their latitude and longitude coordinates or by a specific descriptor. After 1979, hurricanes began to be named from a pre-determined list of names that are reused every six years, with the exception of retired names due to significant impact.
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.
How hurricanes names are given?
Hurricanes are named by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) using a predetermined list of alternating male and female names. The names are chosen from different regions and are rotated every six years. If a hurricane is particularly destructive, its name may be retired and replaced with a new one.
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.
What are all of the hurricane names?
It would be very difficult to find out all the names of past hurricanes. The links below provide the currently available tropical cyclone (generic for hurricane, typhoon etc.) names as well as a lists of retired tropical cyclone names.there is one named hurricane katrina
Is hurricane Irene two retired?
Yes, Hurricane Irene was retired from the list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names after it caused significant damage and loss of life in 2011. It was replaced with a new name for future use in the Atlantic basin.
Who chooses the names for tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic?
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) selects the names for tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic from a predetermined list. The names are organized alphabetically and alternate between male and female names. If a storm is particularly deadly or costly, its name may be retired and replaced with another name starting with the same letter.
Was there a hurricane Leroy?
There hasn't been a hurricane named Leroy in recent years. The names for hurricanes are predetermined and rotated every few years, so it's possible that Leroy may not have been used or retired from the list.
