retired hurricane names

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has retired many hurricane names over the years due to the significant impact of those storms. Here is a comprehensive list of retired Atlantic hurricane names since 1954

  • 1954: Carol, Edna, Hazel
  • 1955: Connie, Diane, Ione, Janet
  • 1956: Flossy
  • 1957: Audrey
  • 1960: Donna
  • 1961: Carla, Hattie
  • 1963: Flora
  • 1964: Cleo, Dora, Hilda
  • 1965: Betsy
  • 1966: Inez
  • 1967: Beulah
  • 1969: Camille
  • 1970: Celia
  • 1972: Agnes
  • 1974: Carmen, Fifi
  • 1975: Eloise
  • 1977: Anita
  • 1979: David, Frederic
  • 1980: Allen
  • 1983: Alicia
  • 1985: Elena, Gloria
  • 1988: Gilbert, Joan
  • 1989: Hugo
  • 1990: Diana
  • 1991: Bob
  • 1992: Andrew
  • 1995: Luis, Marilyn, Opal, Roxanne
  • 1996: Cesar, Fran, Hortense
  • 1998: Georges, Mitch
  • 1999: Floyd, Lenny
  • 2000: Keith
  • 2001: Allison, Iris, Michelle
  • 2002: Isidore, Lili
  • 2003: Fabian, Isabel, Juan
  • 2004: Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne
  • 2005: Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan, Wilma
  • 2007: Dean, Felix, Noel
  • 2008: Gustav, Ike, Paloma
  • 2010: Igor, Tomas
  • 2011: Irene
  • 2012: Sandy
  • 2013: Ingrid
  • 2016: Matthew, Otto
  • 2017: Harvey, Irma, Maria, Nate
  • 2018: Florence, Michael
  • 2019: Dorian
  • 2020: Laura
  • 2021: Ida
  • 2022: Fiona, Ian

This list includes some of the most devastating hurricanes in history. If you have any specific questions about any of these storms or the criteria for retiring names, feel free to ask!

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