List of retired Atlantic hurricane names

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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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The naming of North Atlantic tropical cyclones is currently under the oversight of the Hurricane Committee of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). This group maintains six alphabetic lists of twenty-one names, with one list used each year. This normally results in each name being reused every six years. However, in the case of a particularly deadly or damaging storm, that storm's name is retired, and a replacement starting with the same letter is selected to take its place. The decision whether to remove a name in a given season is made at the annual session of the WMO Hurricane Committee in the spring of the following year.

The practice of retiring storm names was begun by the United States Weather Bureau in 1955, after major hurricanes Carol, Edna, and Hazel struck the Northeastern United States during the previous year. Initially their names were retired for 10 years, after which time they could be reintroduced; however, in 1969, the policy was changed to have the names retired permanently. In 1977, the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) transferred control of the naming lists to the Hurricane Committee.

Since the formal start of naming during the 1947 Atlantic hurricane season, an average of one Atlantic storm name has been retired each year, though many seasons (most recently 2023) did not have any names retired. The record for number of storm names retired from a single season is five, held by the 2005 season. The most names retired for a decade was 24 in the 2000s, followed by the 16 retirements resulting from hurricanes in the 2010s. The deadliest storm to have its name retired was Hurricane Mitch, which caused over 10,000 fatalities when it struck Central America during October 1998. The costliest storms were hurricanes Katrina in August 2005 and Harvey in August 2017; each storm struck the U.S. Gulf Coast, causing $125 billion in damage, much of it from flooding. [nb 1] The most recent North Atlantic names to be retired were Fiona and Ian following the 2022 season.

Background

By 1947, tropical cyclones developing in the North Atlantic Ocean were named by the United States Army Air Forces in private communications between weather centers and aircraft using the phonetic alphabet. [2] [3] This practice continued until September 1950, when the names started to be used publicly after three hurricanes (Baker, Dog, Easy) had occurred simultaneously and caused confusion within the media and the public. [2] Public use of the phonetic alphabet continued until the 1953 Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, where the decision was made to start using a new list of female names during that season, as a second phonetic alphabet had been developed. [2] [4] [5] During the active but mild 1953 Atlantic hurricane season, the names were readily used in the press with few objections recorded; as a result, the same names were reused during the next year with only one change: Gilda for Gail. Over the next six years a new list of names was developed ahead of each season, before in 1960 forecasters developed four alphabetical sets and repeated them every four years. [6] These new sets followed the example of the typhoon names and excluded names beginning with the letters Q, U, X, Y, and Z, and keeping them to female names only. [6]

In 1955, it was decided to start retiring the names of significant tropical cyclones for 10 years after which they might be reintroduced, with the names Carol and Edna reintroduced ahead of the 1965 and 1968 hurricane seasons respectively. [2] At the 1969 Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference the naming lists were revised after it was decided that the names Carol, Edna and Hazel would be permanently retired because of their importance to the research community. [2] [7] It was also decided that any significant hurricane in the future would also be permanently retired. [2] [7] Ahead of the 1971 Atlantic hurricane season, 10 lists of hurricane names were inaugurated, by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In 1977 it was decided that the World Meteorological Organization's Hurricane Committee (WMO) would control the names used, who subsequently decided that six lists of names would be used in the Atlantic Ocean from 1979 onwards with male names included. [2] Since 1979 the same six lists have been used by the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) to name systems, with names of significant tropical cyclones retired from the lists permanently and replaced with new names as required at the following year's hurricane committee meeting. [2]

At present, the name of any tropical cyclone may be retired or withdrawn from the list of names at the request of a member state, if it acquires notoriety for various reasons including the number of deaths, amount of damages or other impacts. [8] The committee subsequently discuss the proposal and either through building consensus or a majority vote decides if the name should be retired or withdrawn. In March 2017, members of the British Caribbean Territories proposed that a third retirement criterion be added: the tropical cyclone must have sustained winds of at least 96 mph (154 km/h). This came in light of the retirement of Tropical Storm Erika in 2015 which caused catastrophic flooding and mudslides in Dominica without producing sustained tropical storm-force winds on the island. No action has been taken on this proposal yet. [9]

Formerly, if a season's primary list of names was fully used, subsequent storms would be assigned names based on the letters of the Greek alphabet. [10] According to the WMO's initial policy established in 2006, Greek-letter named storms could never be retired, "lest an irreplaceable chunk be taken out of the alphabet." Therefore, devastating 2020 hurricanes Eta and Iota would have been retired as "Eta 2020" and "Iota 2020" respectively, but the letter names themselves would remain available for use whenever Greek alphabet letter names were needed again in subsequent years. [11] However, this plan was never implemented, as the names Eta and Iota were both formally retired without the year descriptor by the WMO in 2021. The organization also abandoned the Greek alphabet auxiliary list in favor of a new auxiliary naming list. [12] [13]

Names retired in the 1950s

Storm surge from Hurricane Carol inundates the Edgewood Yacht Club in Rhode Island. Carol in Rhode Island.jpg
Storm surge from Hurricane Carol inundates the Edgewood Yacht Club in Rhode Island.

Between 1954 and 1959, eight names were deemed significant enough to be retired for 10 years due to their impact, before being permanently retired after 1969. There were no names retired for the 1956, 1958, and 1959 seasons. [8] [14] [15] Collectively, these storms resulted in at least 2947 fatalities and over

NameDates active Peak classification Sustained
wind speeds
PressureAreas affectedDeathsDamage
(USD)
Refs
Carol August 25 
September 1, 1954
Category 3 hurricane185 km/h (115 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Northeastern United States, Canada72 [16] [17]
Edna September 5 – 11, 1954Category 3 hurricane125 mph (205 km/h)943 hPa (27.85 inHg)New England, Atlantic Canada29 [18] [19]
Hazel October 5 – 15, 1954Category 4 hurricane130 mph (215 km/h)938 hPa (27.70 inHg)The Caribbean, Eastern United States, Canada1,191 [20] [21] [22]
Connie August 3 – 15, 1955Category 4 hurricane140 mph (220 km/h)944 hPa (27.88 inHg)Mid-Atlantic states, New England25 [23] [24]
Diane August 7 – 21, 1955Category 2 hurricane105 mph (165 km/h)969 hPa (28.61 inHg)Mid-Atlantic states, New England184 [23] [16]
Ione September 10 – 21, 1955Category 4 hurricane140 mph (220 km/h)938 hPa (27.70 inHg)North Carolina7 [20] [24]
Janet September 21 – 30, 1955Category 5 hurricane175 mph (280 km/h)914 hPa (26.99 inHg)Lesser Antilles, Central America1,023 [24]
Audrey June 25 – 29, 1957Category 3 hurricane125 mph (205 km/h)946 hPa (27.94 inHg)Southern United States416 [23] [25]
8 namesReferences: [nb 2] [nb 3] 2947

Names retired in the 1960s

Hurricane Betsy was the first hurricane to have damages exceeding US$1 billion. Hurricane Betsy.jpg
Hurricane Betsy was the first hurricane to have damages exceeding US$1 billion.

In 1960, four rotating lists of names were developed to avoid having to create new lists each year, while the practice of retiring any particularly damaging storm names for 10 years continued, with 11 names deemed significant enough to be retired during the decade. [2] [27] At the 1969 Hurricane Warning Conference, the National Hurricane Center requested that Carol, Edna, Hazel, and Inez be permanently retired due to their importance to the research community. [2] [28] This request was subsequently accepted and led to today's practice of retiring names of significant tropical cyclones permanently. [2] [7] There were no names retired for the 1962 and 1968 seasons. [nb 2] Collectively, the 11 systems were responsible for at least 9841 fatalities and in excess of

NameDates active Peak classification Sustained
wind speeds
PressureAreas affectedDeathsDamage
(USD)
Refs
Donna August 29 
September 14, 1960
Category 4 hurricane145 mph (230 km/h)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)The Caribbean, Eastern United States364 [29]
Carla September 3 – 13, 1961Category 4 hurricane145 mph (230 km/h)927 hPa (27.37 inHg)Texas, Louisiana
Midwestern United States
46 [23] [20]
Hattie October 27 
November 1, 1961
Category 5 hurricane165 mph (270 km/h)914 hPa (26.99 inHg)Central America319 [30] [31]
Flora September 26 
October 12, 1963
Category 4 hurricane150 mph (240 km/h)933 hPa (27.55 inHg)The Caribbean7,193 [32]
Cleo August 20 
September 5, 1964
Category 4 hurricane150 mph (240 km/h)938 hPa (27.70 inHg)The Caribbean, Southeastern United States217 [33]
Dora August 28 
September 14, 1964
Category 4 hurricane130 mph (215 km/h)942 hPa (27.82 inHg)Southeastern United States5 [33]
Hilda September 28 
October 4, 1964
Category 4 hurricane140 mph (220 km/h)941 hPa (27.79 inHg)Southern United States38 [23] [34]
Betsy August 27 
September 14, 1965
Category 4 hurricane140 mph (220 km/h)942 hPa (27.82 inHg)Bahamas, Southeastern United States75 [23] [35]
Inez September 21 
October 11, 1966
Category 5 hurricane165 mph (270 km/h)927 hPa (27.37 inHg)The Caribbean, Florida, Mexico1,269 [36]
Beulah September 5 – 22, 1967Category 5 hurricane160 mph (260 km/h)921 hPa (27.20 inHg)The Caribbean, Mexico, Texas59 [37]
Camille August 14 – 22, 1969Category 5 hurricane175 mph (280 km/h)900 hPa (26.58 inHg)Cuba, eastern United States256 [23] [35] [38]
11 namesReferences: [nb 2] [nb 3] 9841

Names retired in the 1970s

Hurricane David at its peak intensity. David 1979-08-31 1700Z.jpg
Hurricane David at its peak intensity.

Starting in 1979, the WMO began assigning both male and female names to tropical cyclones. [2] This decade featured hurricanes David and Frederic, the first male Atlantic hurricane names to be retired. During this decade, 9 storms were deemed significant enough to have their names retired. Together these 9 systems caused at least

NameDates active Peak classification Sustained
wind speeds
PressureAreas affectedDeathsDamage
(USD)
Refs
Celia July 31 – August 5, 1970Category 4 hurricane140 mph (220 km/h)944 hPa (27.88 inHg)Cuba, United States Gulf Coast20 [39] [23]
Agnes June 14 – 23, 1972Category 1 hurricane85 mph (140 km/h)977 hPa (28.85 inHg)Mexico, Cuba, Eastern United States124 [23] [35] [40]
Carmen August 29 – September 10, 1974Category 4 hurricane150 mph (240 km/h)928 hPa (27.40 inHg)Central America, Mexico
United States Gulf Coast
8 [41] [42]
Fifi September 14 – 24, 1974Category 2 hurricane110 mph (175 km/h)971 hPa (28.67 inHg)Jamaica, Central America, Mexico8,200 [43] [44]
Eloise September 13 – 24, 1975Category 3 hurricane125 mph (205 km/h)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)The Caribbean, Yucatán Peninsula, Florida80 [45]
Anita August 29 – September 4, 1977Category 5 hurricane175 mph (280 km/h)926 hPa (27.34 inHg)Mexico11 [46]
Greta September 13 – 23, 1978Category 4 hurricane130 mph (215 km/h)947 hPa (27.96 inHg)The Caribbean, Central America, Mexico5 [47]
David August 25 – September 8, 1979Category 5 hurricane175 mph (280 km/h)924 hPa (27.29 inHg)The Caribbean, United States East coast2,068 [47] [48]
Frederic August 29 – September 15, 1979Category 4 hurricane130 mph (215 km/h)943 hPa (27.85 inHg)The Caribbean, Southeastern United States12 [48] [49] [35]
9 namesReferences: [nb 2] [nb 3] >10,527

Names retired in the 1980s

Hurricane Gilbert at its peak intensity. Gilbert 1988-09-13 2100Z.png
Hurricane Gilbert at its peak intensity.

After control of naming of hurricanes was turned over to the WMO's Hurricane Committee during the mid-1970s, the 1980s marked the least prolific decade in terms of the number of retired storms with 7 names warranting removal. Between them the 7 systems caused over

NameDates active Peak classification Sustained
wind speeds
PressureAreas affectedDeathsDamage
(USD)
Refs
Allen July 31 – August 11, 1980Category 5 hurricane190 mph (305 km/h)899 hPa (26.55 inHg)The Caribbean, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, South Texas269 [47] [52] [53]
Alicia August 15 – 21, 1983Category 3 hurricane115 mph (185 km/h)963 hPa (28.44 inHg)Eastern Texas, Louisiana21 [49] [35] [54]
Elena August 28 – September 4, 1985Category 3 hurricane125 mph (205 km/h)953 hPa (28.14 inHg)Cuba, United States Gulf Coast9 [49] [35] [55] [56]
Gloria September 16 – October 2, 1985Category 4 hurricane145 mph (230 km/h)919 hPa (27.14 inHg)United States East Coast, Atlantic Canada9 [55]
Gilbert September 8 – 19, 1988Category 5 hurricane185 mph (295 km/h)888 hPa (26.22 inHg)Jamaica, Venezuela, Central America, Hispaniola, Mexico318 [23] [57] [58]
Joan October 11 – November 2, 1988Category 4 hurricane145 mph (230 km/h)932 hPa (27.52 inHg)Lesser Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, Central America216 [57]
Hugo September 9 – 25, 1989Category 5 hurricane160 mph (260 km/h)918 hPa (27.11 inHg)The Caribbean, United States East Coast49 [23] [35] [59]
7 namesReferences: [nb 2] [nb 3] 891

Names retired in the 1990s

Damage after Hurricane Andrew in Miami. Destruction following hurricane andrew.jpg
Damage after Hurricane Andrew in Miami.

During the 1990s, the Atlantic Ocean moved into its active era, which led to more tropical cyclones forming during the hurricane seasons. The decade featured Hurricane Andrew which at the time was the costliest hurricane on record, and also Hurricane Mitch which is considered to be the deadliest tropical cyclone to have its name retired, killing over 11,000 people in Central America. A total of 15 names were retired in this decade, with seven of those during the 1995 and 1996 seasons. Cumulatively, the 15 systems caused over

NameDates active Peak classification Sustained
wind speeds
PressureAreas affectedDeathsDamage
(USD)
Refs
Diana August 4 – 9, 1990Category 2 hurricane100 mph (155 km/h)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)Yucatán Peninsula, Central Mexico96$90 million [60]
Klaus October 3 – 9, 1990Category 1 hurricane80 mph (130 km/h)985 hPa (29.09 inHg)Lesser Antilles, The Bahamas, Southeast United States11 [60] [61]
Bob August 16 – 20, 1991Category 3 hurricane185 km/h (115 mph)950 hPa (28.05 inHg)United States East Coast, Canada17 [35] [62]
Andrew August 16 – 28, 1992Category 5 hurricane175 mph (280 km/h)922 hPa (27.23 inHg)The Bahamas, Florida, United States Gulf Coast65 [49] [35] [63]
Luis August 27 – September 11, 1995Category 4 hurricane150 mph (240 km/h)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Bermuda19 [64]
Marilyn September 12 – 22, 1995Category 3 hurricane185 km/h (115 mph)949 hPa (28.02 inHg)The Caribbean, Bermuda8 [49] [35] [64]
Opal September 27 – October 6, 1995Category 4 hurricane150 mph (240 km/h)916 hPa (27.05 inHg)Guatemala, Yucatán Peninsula, Eastern United States59 [49] [35] [65]
Roxanne October 7 – 21, 1995Category 3 hurricane185 km/h (115 mph)956 hPa (28.23 inHg)Mexico14 [64]
Cesar July 24 – 29, 1996Category 1 hurricane85 mph (140 km/h)985 hPa (29.09 inHg)Central America, Mexico113 [47] [66] [67] [68] [69]
Fran August 23 – September 8, 1996Category 3 hurricane120 mph (195 km/h)946 hPa (27.94 inHg)Eastern United States26 [23] [35]
Hortense September 3 – 16, 1996Category 4 hurricane140 mph (220 km/h)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)The Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Atlantic Canada39 [70] [71] [72]
Georges September 15 – October 1, 1998Category 4 hurricane155 mph (250 km/h)937 hPa (27.67 inHg)The Caribbean, United States Gulf Coast604 [35] [73] [74] [75] [76] [77]
Mitch October 22 – November 5, 1998Category 5 hurricane180 mph (285 km/h)905 hPa (26.72 inHg)Central America, Yucatán Peninsula, South Florida11,374 [78] [79] [80]
Floyd September 7 – 19, 1999Category 4 hurricane155 mph (250 km/h)921 hPa (27.20 inHg)The Bahamas, Eastern United States, Atlantic Canada57 [35] [81]
Lenny November 13 – 23, 1999Category 4 hurricane155 mph (250 km/h)933 hPa (27.55 inHg)Colombia, Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands17 [82] [83] [84] [85] [86] [87]
15 namesReferences: [nb 2] [nb 3] >20,470

Names retired in the 2000s

Radar loop of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in Louisiana on August 29, 2005. Hurricane Katrina LA landfall radar.gif
Radar loop of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in Louisiana on August 29, 2005.

After the Atlantic basin had moved into the warm phase of the Atlantic multidecadal oscillation during the mid-1990s, the 2000s marked the most prolific decade in terms of the number of retired storms, with 24 names warranting removal. [nb 2] The decade featured one of the costliest tropical cyclones on record, Hurricane Katrina, which inflicted roughly

NameDates active Peak classification Sustained
wind speeds
PressureAreas affectedDeathsDamage
(USD)
Refs
Keith September 28 – October 6, 2000Category 4 hurricane140 mph (220 km/h)939 hPa (27.73 inHg)Central America56 [47] [91] [92] [93]
Allison June 4 – 18, 2001Tropical storm60 mph (95 km/h)1000 hPa (29.53 inHg)Texas, Louisiana, Southern United States50 [49] [35] [94]
Iris October 4 – 9, 2001Category 4 hurricane145 mph (230 km/h)948 hPa (27.99 inHg)Hispaniola, Jamaica, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico31 [95] [96]
Michelle October 29 – November 6, 2001Category 4 hurricane140 mph (220 km/h)933 hPa (27.55 inHg)Central America, Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas17 [75] [95]
Isidore September 14 – 27, 2002Category 3 hurricane125 mph (205 km/h)934 hPa (27.58 inHg)Cuba, Yucatán Peninsula, Louisiana17 [35] [97] [98]
Lili September 21 – October 4, 2002Category 4 hurricane145 mph (230 km/h)938 hPa (27.70 inHg)Windward Islands, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Louisiana15 [49] [35] [99]
Fabian August 25 – September 8, 2003Category 4 hurricane145 mph (230 km/h)939 hPa (27.73 inHg)Bermuda8 [100]
Isabel September 6 – 20, 2003Category 5 hurricane165 mph (270 km/h)915 hPa (27.02 inHg)Greater Antilles, Bahamas, Eastern United States, Ontario50 [49] [35] [101]
Juan September 24 – 29, 2003Category 2 hurricane105 mph (165 km/h)969 hPa (28.61 inHg)Atlantic Canada5 [100] [102]
Charley August 9 – 15, 2004Category 4 hurricane150 mph (240 km/h)941 hPa (27.79 inHg)Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Florida, The Carolinas40 [49] [103]
Frances August 24 – September 10, 2004Category 4 hurricane145 mph (230 km/h)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)The Caribbean, Eastern United States, Ontario50 [104] [105] [106]
Ivan September 2 – 24, 2004Category 5 hurricane165 mph (270 km/h)910 hPa (26.87 inHg)The Caribbean, Venezuela, United States Gulf Coast124 [49] [35] [105] [107]
Jeanne September 13 – 28, 2004Category 3 hurricane120 mph (195 km/h)950 hPa (28.05 inHg)The Caribbean, Eastern United States3,035 [47] [90] [105]
Dennis July 4 – 13, 2005Category 4 hurricane150 mph (240 km/h)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Greater Antilles, Southeastern United States89 [49] [108] [109]
Katrina August 23 – 30, 2005Category 5 hurricane175 mph (280 km/h)902 hPa (26.64 inHg)Bahamas, United States Gulf Coast1,392 [49] [110]
Rita September 18 – 26, 2005Category 5 hurricane180 mph (285 km/h)895 hPa (26.43 inHg)Cuba, United States Gulf Coast62 [49] [111]
Stan October 1 – 5, 2005Category 1 hurricane80 mph (130 km/h)977 hPa (28.85 inHg)Mexico, Central America1,668 [47] [112]
Wilma October 15 – 26, 2005Category 5 hurricane185 mph (295 km/h)882 hPa (26.05 inHg)Greater Antilles, Central America, Yucatán Peninsula, Florida87 [49] [113] [114] [115] [116]
Dean August 13 – 23, 2007Category 5 hurricane175 mph (280 km/h)905 hPa (26.72 inHg)The Caribbean, Central America45 [47] [117]
Felix August 31 – September 5, 2007Category 5 hurricane175 mph (280 km/h)929 hPa (27.43 inHg)Nicaragua, Honduras130 [117] [118] [119] [120]
Noel October 28 – November 2, 2007Category 1 hurricane80 mph (130 km/h)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)Greater Antilles, Eastern United States, Atlantic Canada222 [117]
Gustav August 25 – September 4, 2008Category 4 hurricane155 mph (250 km/h)941 hPa (27.79 inHg)Greater Antilles, Cayman Islands, United States Gulf Coast153 [49] [47] [121]
Ike September 1 – 14, 2008Category 4 hurricane145 mph (230 km/h)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Greater Antilles, Texas, Louisiana, Midwestern United States195 [49]
Paloma November 5 – 10, 2008Category 4 hurricane145 mph (230 km/h)944 hPa (27.88 inHg)Cayman Islands, Cuba1 [122] [123]
24 namesReferences: [nb 2] [nb 3] 7,875

Names retired in the 2010s

Hurricane Harvey hours before landfall in Texas on August 25, 2017 Harvey 2017-08-25 2231Z.png
Hurricane Harvey hours before landfall in Texas on August 25, 2017

Some of the most devastating hurricanes to hit the United States in recorded history did so in the 2010s, a decade in which 30 named storms were classified as major hurricanes (out of 152 named storms). [124] Altogether, 16 tropical cyclone names were retired during the 2010s. [nb 2] Collectively, these systems killed at least 4630 people and caused at least

NameDates active Peak classification Sustained
wind speeds
PressureAreas affectedDeathsDamage
(USD)
Refs
Igor September 8 – 21, 2010Category 4 hurricane155 mph (250 km/h)924 hPa (27.29 inHg)Bermuda, Newfoundland4 [125]
Tomas October 29 – November 7, 2010Category 2 hurricane100 mph (155 km/h)982 hPa (29.00 inHg)Caribbean44 [126]
Irene August 21 – 28, 2011Category 3 hurricane120 mph (195 km/h)942 hPa (27.82 inHg)Caribbean, Bahamas, United States East Coast, Eastern Canada58 [49] [47] [127] [128]
Sandy October 22 – 29, 2012Category 3 hurricane115 mph (185 km/h)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Caribbean, Bahamas, United States East Coast, Eastern Canada234 [49] [129] [130]
Ingrid September 12 – 17, 2013Category 1 hurricane85 mph (140 km/h)983 hPa (29.03 inHg)Mexico32 [47] [131]
Erika August 24 – 28, 2015Tropical storm50 mph (85 km/h)1001 hPa (29.56 inHg)Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola35
Joaquin September 28 – October 8, 2015Category 4 hurricane155 mph (250 km/h)931 hPa (27.49 inHg)Bahamas, Bermuda34
Matthew September 28 – October 9, 2016Category 5 hurricane165 mph (270 km/h)934 hPa (27.58 inHg)Caribbean, Southeastern United States603 [49]
Otto November 20 – 26, 2016Category 3 hurricane115 mph (185 km/h)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua23
Harvey August 17 – September 1, 2017Category 4 hurricane130 mph (215 km/h)937 hPa (27.67 inHg)Texas, Louisiana107 [35]
Irma August 30 – September 12, 2017Category 5 hurricane180 mph (285 km/h)914 hPa (26.99 inHg)Caribbean, Southeastern United States134 [49]
Maria September 16 – 30, 2017Category 5 hurricane175 mph (280 km/h)908 hPa (26.81 inHg)Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico3,059 [132]
Nate October 4 – 9, 2017Category 1 hurricane90 mph (150 km/h)981 hPa (28.97 inHg)Central America, United States Gulf Coast48
Florence August 31 – September 17, 2018Category 4 hurricane150 mph (240 km/h)937 hPa (27.67 inHg)Eastern United States57 [35]
Michael October 7 – 11, 2018Category 5 hurricane160 mph (260 km/h)919 hPa (27.14 inHg)Central America, United States Gulf Coast74 [35]
Dorian August 24 – September 7, 2019Category 5 hurricane185 mph (295 km/h)910 hPa (26.87 inHg)Bahamas, Southeastern United States, Eastern Canada84
16 namesReferences: [nb 2] [nb 3] 4,630

Names retired in the 2020s

Hurricane Ian at peak intensity while approaching southwest Florida on September 28, 2022 Ian 2022-09-28 1256Z.jpg
Hurricane Ian at peak intensity while approaching southwest Florida on September 28, 2022

Six tropical cyclone names have been retired so far in the 2020s. Hurricane Laura was the costliest hurricane of the 2020 season, causing over $23 billion in damages, much of which occurred along the southwestern Louisiana coast as a result of its 18 ft (5.5 m) storm surge. Hurricanes Eta and Iota both made landfall in Nicaragua, with Iota doing so with maximum sustained winds near 145 mph (233 km/h). Each brought torrential rain and then flooding to much of Central America. [133] Hurricane Ida made landfall in southeastern Louisiana with sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h); the costliest hurricane of the 2021 season, Ida caused $75 billion damage and directly caused 55 deaths from the southeastern United States to New England. [1] [134] Hurricane Fiona caused major devastation to the islands in the Caribbean Sea and was the most intense storm by barometric pressure to strike Atlantic Canada. Hurricane Ian was the third-costliest tropical cyclone on record, only behind hurricanes Katrina and Harvey in 2005 and 2017, respectively. Ian made landfall in western Florida and devastated the state before losing hurricane strength. Thereafter, Ian entered the Atlantic Ocean, intensifying to Category 1 strength, and hit the coast of South Carolina. There were no names retired for the 2023 season.

NameDates active Peak classification Sustained
wind speeds
PressureAreas affectedDeathsDamage
(USD)
Refs
Laura August 20 – 29, 2020Category 4 hurricane150 mph (240 km/h)937 hPa (27.67 inHg)Caribbean, Louisiana, Texas81 [35]
Eta October 31 – November 13, 2020Category 4 hurricane150 mph (240 km/h)922 hPa (27.23 inHg)Central America, Cuba, Southeastern United States175
Iota November 13 – 18, 2020Category 4 hurricane155 mph (250 km/h)917 hPa (27.08 inHg)Central America84
Ida August 26 – September 5, 2021Category 4 hurricane150 mph (240 km/h)929 hPa (27.43 inHg)Cuba, United States Gulf Coast, Northeastern United States107 [35]
Fiona September 14 – 23, 2022Category 4 hurricane140 mph (220 km/h)931 hPa (27.49 inHg)Caribbean, Eastern Canada29 [135]
Ian September 23 – 30, 2022Category 5 hurricane160 mph (260 km/h)937 hPa (27.67 inHg)Cuba, Florida, The Carolinas161 [35] [136]
6 namesReferences: [nb 2] [nb 3]

733

$224.29 billion

See also

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise noted, all of the damage totals in this article are in the original year USD.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 References for the retired names. [8] [14] [15]
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Reference for dates, season, wind speeds and pressure. [26]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 Atlantic hurricane season</span>

The 1976 Atlantic hurricane season was an fairly average Atlantic hurricane season in which 21 tropical or subtropical cyclones formed. 10 of them became nameable storms. Six of those reached hurricane strength, with two of the six became major hurricanes, which are Category 3 or higher on the Saffir–Simpson scale. The season officially began on June 1 and lasted until November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. However, the first system, a subtropical storm, developed in the Gulf of Mexico on May 21, several days before the official start of the season. The system spawned nine tornadoes in Florida, resulting in about $628,000 (1976 USD) in damage, though impact was minor otherwise.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hurricane Allen</span> Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 1980

Hurricane Allen was a rare and extremely powerful Cape Verde hurricane that affected the Caribbean, eastern and northern Mexico, and southern Texas in August 1980. The first named storm and second tropical cyclone of the 1980 Atlantic hurricane season, it was the fifth most intense Atlantic hurricane on record in terms of barometric pressure, behind Hurricane Rita, the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, Hurricane Gilbert and Hurricane Wilma. It was one of the few hurricanes to reach Category 5 status on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale on three occasions, and spent more time as a Category 5 than all but two other Atlantic hurricanes. Allen is the only hurricane in the recorded history of the Atlantic basin to achieve sustained winds of 190 mph, thus making it the strongest Atlantic hurricane by wind speed. Until Hurricane Patricia in 2015, these were also the highest sustained winds in the Western Hemisphere. Hurricane Allen was also the second strongest tropical cyclone to hit the Gulf of Mexico, with the strongest being Hurricane Rita.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1957 Atlantic hurricane season</span>

The 1957 Atlantic hurricane season featured one of the longest-travelling tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin, Hurricane Carrie. Nevertheless, the season was generally inactive, with eight tropical storms – two of which went unnamed – and three hurricanes, two of which intensified further to attain major hurricane intensity. The season officially began on June 15 and ended on November 15, though the year's first tropical cyclone developed prior to the start of the season on June 8. The final storm dissipated on October 27, well before the official end of the season. The strongest hurricane of the year was Carrie, which reached the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale on two separate occasions in the open Atlantic; Carrie later caused the sinking of the German ship Pamir southwest of the Azores, resulting in 80 deaths.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1954 Atlantic hurricane season</span>

The 1954 Atlantic hurricane season was an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in terms of named storms, with 16 forming. Overall, the season resulted in $751.6 million in damage, the most of any season at the time. The season officially began on June 15, and nine days later the first named storm developed. Hurricane Alice developed in the Gulf of Mexico and moved inland along the Rio Grande, producing significant precipitation and record flooding that killed 55 people. Activity was slow until late August; only Barbara, a minimal tropical storm, developed in July. In the span of two weeks, hurricanes Carol and Edna followed similar paths before both striking New England as major hurricanes. The latter became the costliest hurricane in Maine's history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hurricane Irene–Olivia</span> Category 3 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane in 1971

Hurricane Irene–Olivia was the first actively tracked tropical cyclone to move into the eastern Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic basin. It originated as a tropical depression on September 11, 1971, in the tropical Atlantic. The cyclone tracked nearly due westward at a low latitude, passing through the southern Windward Islands and later over northern South America. In the southwest Caribbean Sea, it intensified to a tropical storm and later a hurricane. Irene made landfall on southeastern Nicaragua on September 19, and maintained its circulation as it crossed the low-lying terrain of the country. Restrengthening after reaching the Pacific, Irene was renamed Hurricane Olivia, which ultimately attained peak winds of 115 mph (185 km/h). Olivia weakened significantly before moving ashore on the Baja California Peninsula on September 30; the next day it dissipated.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tropical Storm Alma (1974)</span> Atlantic tropical storm in 1974

Tropical Storm Alma, the first named storm to develop in the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season, was a short lived tropical cyclone that made a rare Venezuelan landfall. The storm formed from the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) on August 12 well to the east of the Windward Islands, but advisories were not issued until the next day when Alma was at peak intensity. Alma entered the southeastern Caribbean Sea at an unusually brisk westward pace of between 20 mph (32 km/h) to 25 mph (40 km/h), prompting numerous watches and gale warnings throughout the nations in this region. After crossing Trinidad, Alma became one of only four tropical storms to traverse the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela. The storm dissipated on August 15 over the high terrain of Venezuela.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weather of 2002</span>

The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2002. There were several natural disasters around the world from various types of weather, including blizzards, cold waves, droughts, heat waves, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones. The deadliest disaster was a heat wave in India in May, which killed more than 1,030 people. The costliest event of the year was a flood in Europe in August, which killed 232 people and caused €27.7 billion (US$27.115 billion) in damage. In September, Typhoon Rusa struck South Korea, killing at least 213 people and causing at least ₩5.148 trillion (US$4.2 billion) in damage.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weather of 2004</span>

The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2004. There were several natural disasters around the world from various types of weather, including blizzards, cold waves, droughts, heat waves, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones. The deadliest disaster was Hurricane Jeanne, which killed more than 3,000 people when it struck Hispaniola, mostly in Haiti. This was just four months after flooding in Hispaniola killed 2,665 people. Jeanne was also the fourth hurricane to strike the United States in the year, following Charley, Frances, and Ivan. Ivan was the costliest natural disaster of the year, causing US$26.1 billion in damage in the Caribbean and the United States.

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