List_of_retired_Atlantic_hurricane_names

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia List of retired Atlantic hurricane names List of retired Atlantic hurricane names This is a list of retired Atlantic hurricane names. 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.[1] 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 2006) have had no storm names retired, and after the 2005 season, five names were retired. Storm names are retired following a request made at the March, April, or May WMO meeting by one or more of the countries affected by a hurricane. While no request for retirement has ever been turned down, some storms such as Hurricane Gordon caused a great deal of death and destruction but nonetheless were not retired as the main country affected (Haiti) did not request retirement. on the status of Gracie from the 1959 season. The official NHC site does not report Gracie as a retired name,[2] but it is widely referred to as retired, including by other official sources.[3] If all the names on a season’s normal list are used up, storms are then named after the letters of the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc.) Unlike the normal names, these cannot be retired. If a storm with a Greek name manages to reach the strength and have the impact that would otherwise lead to retirement, the Greek letter would be listed among the retired names with a footnote stating that the name would still be in use for future storms. Since 1953, the following seasons have had no names retired from that season: 1953, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1997 and 2006. Lists of retired names Listed by intensity Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale General information Theoretically, a hurricane or tropical storm of any strength can have its name retired; retirement is based entirely on the level of damage caused by a storm. However, until 1972, no Category 1 hurricane had its name retired, and no named tropical storm had its name retired until 2001. This is at least partially due to the fact that weaker storms tend to cause less damage, and the few weak storms that have had their names retired caused most of their destruction through heavy rainfall rather than winds. Since 1953, 73 storms have had their names retired. Of these, two (Carol and Edna) were reused after the storm for which they were retired but were later retroactively retired, and two others (Hilda and Janet) were included on later lists of storm names but were not reused before being retroactively retired. Historical records are unclear TD TS 1 2 3 4 5 This lists all retired hurricanes by their peak intensity, which is determined by measurements of the minimum central pressure. Hurricane Gilbert at its peak intensity. Hurricane Gilbert was the second-most intense Atlantic hurricane. 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia While the intensity of tropical cyclones is measured solely by central pressure, wind speeds are also estimated; the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is used in the Atlantic basin to rank hurricanes according to their strongest 1-minute sustained winds. While most hurricanes do not make landfall at their peak intensity, they are often referred to by their strongest Saffir-Simpson Category rather than by their landfall Category. Of the storms in the Atlantic whose names have been retired, one peaked as a tropical storm, five peaked as Category 1 hurricanes, four peaked as Category 2 hurricanes, twelve peaked as Category 3 hurricanes, thirty-one peaked as Category 4 hurricanes and twenty peaked as Category 5 hurricanes. Many storms of high intensities have not had their names retired because they did not make landfall (such as Hurricane Karl), because they made landfall in an area where they could do very little damage (such as Hurricane Bret), because they weakened dramatically before making landfall (such as Hurricane Ethel), or because no request for retirement was made (such as Hurricane Emily). However, since the introduction of name retirement, only four Category 5 hurricanes have not had their names retired. Of the storms listed below, one, Hurricane Cesar, reached its peak strength after crossing into the Pacific Ocean and being renamed Hurricane Douglas. As only the name Cesar was from the Atlantic naming lists and only Cesar was retired, its peak strength as Cesar is listed. Tropical Storm Allison remains the only sub-Hurricane strength tropical cyclone to have its name retired. This is based on the devastating flood and storm surge damage done to the Houston, Texas area when Allison hit in June, 2001. No other Tropical Storm’s name (that did not go on to become a hurricane) has ever been retired. Name Allison Cesar Klaus Noel Diana Stan Agnes List of retired Atlantic hurricane names Fifi Juan Diane Alicia Carol Roxanne Eloise Edna Elena Bob Jeanne 1] 1974 2003 1955 1983 1954 1995 1975 1954 1985 1991 2004 95 90 105 100 100 100 110 105 110 100 105 120 135 100 125 105 125 110 125 115 120 120 130 130 130 135 120 125 125 105 135 130 125 120 120 125 125 110 120 135 175 170 190 180 185 180 200 190 200 180 190 225 250 180 230 190 230 200 230 215 225 225 240 240 240 250 225 230 230 190 250 240 230 225 225 230 230 200 225 250 110 105 120 115 115 115 125 120 125 115 120 140 155 115 145 120 145 125 145 135 140 140 150 150 150 155 140 145 145 120 155 150 145 140 140 145 145 125 140 155 ≤971 969 ≤969 963 957 956 955 ≤954 953 950 950 950 ≤950 949 948 946 ≤946 945 944 943 942 941 941 941 941 941 940 940 939 ≤938 937 ≤937 ≤936 935 935 935 935 934 933 933 Gracie[FN 1959 Cleo Marilyn Iris Fran Audrey Celia Paloma Frederic Dora Keith Gustav Charley Hilda Betsy Flora Lili Fabian Ione Georges 1964 1995 2001 1996 1957 1970 2008 1979 1964 2000 2008 2004 1964 1965 1963 2002 2003 1955 1998 1954 1955 1996 1995 2008 2004 2002 2001 1999 Hazel Season Knots1 Km/h1 Mph1 mbar Connie (hPa²) Hortense 2001 50 95 60 1000 Luis 1996 75 140 85 990 Ike 1990 70 130 80 985 Frances 2007 70 130 80 980 Isidore 1990 85 160 100 980 Michelle 2005 70 130 80 977 Lenny 1972 75 140 85 977 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joan Carla Dennis Donna Felix Inez Carmen Anita David Beulah Andrew Floyd Hattie Gloria Hugo Opal Isabel Janet Ivan Dean Mitch Camille Katrina Allen Rita Gilbert Wilma 1988 1961 2005 1960 2007 1966 1974 1977 1979 1967 1992 1999 1961 1985 1989 1995 2003 1955 2004 2007 1998 1969 2005 1980 2005 1988 2005 125 150 130 140 150 130 130 150 150 140 150 135 140 125 140 130 145 150 145 150 155 165 150 165 155 160 160 230 280 240 260 280 240 240 280 280 260 280 250 260 230 260 240 270 280 270 280 285 305 280 305 290 295 295 145 175 150 160 175 150 150 175 175 160 175 155 160 145 160 150 165 175 165 175 180 190 175 190 180 185 185 List of retired Atlantic hurricane names This lists all retired Atlantic hurricanes by 932 their total damages (in 2005 USD). 931 Hurricane names are generally retired for 930 one of two reasons, either because they were particularly damaging or particularly deadly ≤930 (a small number of retired storms were both). 929 Because of ever-increasing levels of develop929 ment along the coastlines of the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, more recent 928 storms tend to be more damaging than older 926 storms even when inflation is taken into account. 924 ≤923 Some data may be incomplete and account for damages in only one location while the 922 storm affected several. This is especially true for older hurricanes. Calculation of modern921 day damage amounts is done using the Con≤920 sumer Price Index [1]; values are approxim919 ate so an exact ordering is generally not possible. 918 916 915 Name Season Damages (at Damages the time) (2008 USD) 2005 1992 2008 2005 1989 2004 2004 2005 1972 2004 1965 1988 1969 2004 1998 $81.2 billion $26.5 billion [2] $32.0 billion [3] $29.1 billion $10.0 billion [4] $15.0 billion [5] $14.2 billion [6] $10.0 billion $2.1 billion [7] $8.9 billion [8] $1.42 billion [9] $1.42 billion [11] $6.9 billion [12] $5.9 billion [13] $81.2 billion $52.4 billion $32 billion $29.1 billion $15.6 billion $15.4 billion $14.6 billion $10.0 billion $9.6 billion $9.1 billion $8.5 billion ≤914 Katrina 910 Andrew 905 905 Ike ≤905 Wilma 902 Hugo 899 895 888 882 Ivan Rita Agnes Frances Betsy Gilbert Camille Jeanne Charley Listed by total damages $5 billion [10] $8.1 billion $7.5 billion $7.1 billion $6.8 billion Devastation wrought by Hurricane Andrew in South Florida. Hurricane Andrew was the second-most damaging Atlantic hurricane. Georges 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gustav Frederic Mitch Diane Allison Floyd Dennis David Fran Alicia Fifi Opal Isabel Carol Flora Joan Luis Hazel Donna Allen Celia Michelle Bob Eloise Carla Marilyn Roxanne 2008 1979 1998 1955 2001 1999 2005 1979 1996 1983 1974 1995 2003 1954 1963 1988 1995 1954 1960 1980 1970 2001 1991 1975 1961 1995 1995 $6.61 billion [14] $2.3 billion [15] $832 million [17] $4.5 billion [19] $5.0 billion $1.54 billion [4] List of retired Atlantic hurricane names 1985 2007 $900 million [39] $1.5 billion [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] $1.5 billion $217 million [47] $1.6 billion $1.4 billion $6.61 billion Gloria $6.5 billion Dean $5 billion [16] $5.8 billion $5.7 billion Stan 2005 1966 1964 1967 1957 2002 1964 1985 1964 2007 1974 1955 $1.5 billion $1.3 billion $5 billion [18] $5.4 billion Inez $5.1 billion $5.0 billion $4.4 billion $3.9 billion Cleo Beulah Audrey Lili $198.5 million $1.2 billion [48] $207.7 million $1.1 billion [49] $150 million [50] $860 million [51] $250 million [52] $450 million [53] $126 million [54] $680 million [55][56] $152 million [57] $88 million [58] $500 million [59] $330 million [60] $330 million [61] $50 million [62] $47.8 million [63] $300 million [64] $315 million [65] $40 million [66] $225 million [67] $1.0 billion $920 million $910 million $800 million $760 million $680 million $630 million $600 million $600 million $380 million $350 million $345 million $330 million $320 million $315 million $280 million $250 million $3.2 billion [20] $900 million [22] $2 billion [21] $3.8 billion $3.7 billion Dora $3 billion [23] $3.7 billion Elena $3.4 billion $3.6 billion [24] Hilda $461 million [25] $529 million [26] $2.5 billion [28] $3.2 billion Noel $3.2 billion Carmen $3.1 billion Ione $2 billion [27] $3.2 billion $381+ million $2.6 billion Hortense 1996 [29] $400 million [30] $450 million [32] $1.5 billion [34] $550 million [35] $325 million [36] $1.5 billion [37] $1.5 billion [38] $2.5 billion Lenny 1999 2002 1955 1955 2003 2008 1954 2000 $1 billion [31] $2.5 billion Isidore $2.3 billion Connie $2.1 billion $2.1 billion $2.0 billion $1.9 billion $1.9 billion Janet Fabian Paloma Edna Keith $2 billion [33] $2.2 billion 4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Juan 2003 $200 million [68] List of retired Atlantic hurricane names $210 millionloss of life, most deadly storms also caused heavy damage. Most storms cause fatalities not by their Iris 2001 $150 million $160 million high winds but rather through flooding [69] either storm surge or inland flooding due to Diana 1990 $90.7 million $130 millionrainfall. Storm surge has the highest poten[70] tial for deaths; with modern forecasting, [FN 1959 Gracie $14 million $90 million warning, and evacuation storm surge deaths can be almost eliminated, but the potential is 1] [71] still very high for catastrophe in places Felix 2007 $50.3 [72][73] $50.3 million where warning systems are not in place or if Cesar 1996 $39 million $50 million warnings are ignored. Inland flooding, by [74] contrast, is unpredictable because it depends Klaus 1990 $1 million[5] $1.6 million heavily on a hurricane’s interaction with the terrain and with other nearby weather Anita 1977 Unknown Unknown systems. Because of uncertainty in the death toll, Listed by death toll an exact ordering of storms is not always possible. See also: List of deadliest Atlantic hurricanes Name Mitch Season Direct deaths 1998 Primary location 18,000 Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala 10,000 Honduras 8,000 3,035 2,080 Haiti, Cuba Gonaïves, Haiti Mexico, El Salvador. Guatemala Dominican Republic, Dominica Florida to Louisiana Haiti, Eastern United States, Ontario Caribbean, Mexico Mexico, British Honduras (Belize), Barbados Hispaniola Louisiana Puerto Rico, Bahamas, U.S. East Coast Fifi Flora Jeanne Stan 1974 1963 2004 2005 David 1979 2,068 Katrina Hazel 2005 1954 1,836 1,200 Flooding in Gonaïves, Haiti due to Hurricane Jeanne. Jeanne killed over 3,000 people in Haiti, making it one of the deadliest hurricanes on record. This lists all retired Atlantic hurricanes by the number of deaths they caused. Hurricane names are generally retired for one of two reasons, either because they were particularly damaging or particularly deadly. While many damaging storms caused little Inez Janet 1966 1955 1,000 687 Georges Audrey Donna 1998 1957 1960 604 419 364 5 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gilbert Joan Hattie Allen Camille Cleo Diane Ike Noel Diana Felix Agnes Ivan 1988 1988 1961 1980 1969 1964 1955 2008 2007 1990 2007 1972 2004 341 334 275 261 259 217 200 195[6] 169 139 133 129 124 Mexico, Caribbean Central America British Honduras (Belize) Hispaniola Mississippi, Virginia Lesser Antilles Northeast United States Hispaniola, United States Hispaniola Mexico Nicaragua Eastern United States Southeast United States, Caribbean, Alabama-Florida Texas Louisiana Hispaniola, United States Gulf Coast Haiti, Cuba, Alabama Florida North Carolina Greater Antilles, Eastern United States Louisiana Guadeloupe, Montserrat, South Carolina Guatemala, Mexico New England Central America Florida, Louisiana Haiti, Quintana Roo, Florida List of retired Atlantic hurricane names Beulah Allison Isabel Frances Dean Carla Keith 1967 2001 2003 2004 2007 1961 2000 58 55 51 49 44 43 40 39 Texas, Mexico, Martinique Southern United States Eastern United States Florida Haiti, Mexico Texas Central America Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico Louisiana Florida, Jamaica Belize New England North Carolina, Northeast United States Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia Texas Eastern United States Northeast United States St. Martin, Caribbean Lesser Antilles, Colombia Honduras, Cuba, Nicaragua Texas, Cuba St. Vincent, Jamaica, Haiti Mississippi, Alabama Mexico St. Thomas, USVI, Puerto Rico Hortense 1996 Hilda Charley Iris Edna Fran 1964 2004 2001 1954 1996 38 35 31 29 26 Gracie[FN 1959 1] 22 Rita Gustav 2005 2008 120 112 Alicia Connie Bob Luis Lenny Michelle 1983 1955 1991 1995 1999 2001 21 20 18 17 17 17 Dennis 2005 89 Floyd Eloise 1999 1975 87 80 Betsy Hugo 1965 1989 76 76 Celia Lili Frederic Roxanne Marilyn 1970 2002 1979 1995 1995 16 15 14 14 13 Opal Carol Cesar Andrew Wilma 1995 1954 1996 1992 2005 69 68 67 65 63 6 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Klaus 1990 11 Martinique, Southeast United States Mexico Northeast United States Bermuda, Atlantic coast Atlantic Canada North Carolina Mexico, Louisiana Louisiana Mississippi Eastern United States Jamaica List of retired Atlantic hurricane names anywhere at any intensity. They are omitted from this list. Some retired systems also made landfall as tropical depressions, but depressions were not reliably tracked until the 1990s and so their landfalls are omitted as well. Name Season Anita Gloria Fabian Juan Ione Isidore Carmen Elena Dora Paloma 1977 1985 2003 2003 1955 2002 1974 1985 1964 2008 10 8 8 8 7 7 4 4 3 1 L Category 5 Category 4 Category Carol 1954 Edna Hazel Connie Diane Ione Janet Audrey Gracie[FN 1] 1954 1954 1955 1955 1955 1955 1957 1959 1960 Bahamas & Florida Quintana Roo Texas South Carolina North Carolina Landfalls Donna Carla Hurricane Charley making landfall on August 13, 2004 at its peak intensity. Hurricane Charley was the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall in the United States in 12 years. Landfall of a tropical cyclone is defined as the moving of the center of the eye over land. Damages from a tropical cyclone are usually greatest where it makes landfall. In the below list, the retired hurricanes are listed in chronological order with their landfall locations listed under columns designating their strength on the Saffir-Simpson Scale at the time of landfall. Within a cell, landfalls are listed in chronological order. Two retired hurricanes, Hurricane Klaus and Hurricane Fabian, never made landfall Hattie 1961 1961 Texas British Honduras (Belize) Haiti Guadeloupe & Haiti Louisiana Cuba Flora Cleo Dora Hilda Betsy 1963 1964 1964 1964 1965 Bahamas, Florida & Louisiana Inez 1966 Haiti, Cub & Tamaulipa 7 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Beulah Camille 1967 1969 Louisiana & Mississippi Quintana Roo List of retired Atlantic hurricane names Cesar Fran 1996 1996 Cuba 1998 Florida North Carolina Hortense 1996 Georges Texas Quintana Roo Louisiana Mitch Florida Floyd 1998 Belize 1999 Dominican Cuba & Republic Bahamas Quintana Roo St. Croix & Dominica, Saint Cuba, BaMartin hamas & Georgia Anguilla Celia Agnes Carmen Fifi Eloise 1970 1972 1974 1974 1975 Antigua, S Kitts, New York Puerto Ric & Dominic an Republ Anita David 1977 1979 Tamaulipas Dominican Republic Lenny 1999 Florida 2000 2001 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 North Carolina, New 2003 York & Connecticut 2004 2004 Keith Frederic 1979 Alabama Allison Iris Michelle Allen Alicia Elena Gloria 1980 1983 1985 1985 Juan Charley Jamaica & Nuevo Tamaulipas Leon Frances Nicaragua Puerto Rico & South Carolina Ivan Jeanne Dennis Bahamas & Bahamas Florida Barbuda Rita Florida Stan Quintana Roo Louisiana Katrina Isidore Texas Lili Texas Mississippi Isabel Puerto Rico, Belize Dominican Cuba Republic & Cuba Yucatán Gilbert Joan Hugo 1988 1988 1989 Quintana Roo Florida Cuba Bahamas Venezuela (twice) 2004 Tamaulipas 2004 Rhode 2005 Island 2005 Diana Bob Andrew Luis Marilyn Opal Roxanne 1990 1991 1992 1995 1995 1995 1995 Grenada & Alabama Quintana Florida Roo Cuba MaineFlorida (twice) Louisiana & Mississipp Texas & Louisiana St. Thomas 2005 2005 8 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wilma Dean Felix Noel 2005 2007 2007 2007 Quintana Roo Nicaragua List of retired Atlantic hurricane names • Quintana Florida List of retired Pacific hurricane names • List of retired Pacific typhoon names Roo (twice) • List of tropical cyclones Veracruz • Category:Retired Atlantic hurricanes Haiti, Cuba, [1] Reuters (1969). It’s time (June) to match Bahamas for Anna... The Daily Gleaner. Retrieved (twice) on 2009-01-04. Gustav 2008 Cuba Jamaica [2] RetiredLouisiana Names Since 1954 Hurricane Haiti (twice) (twice) [3] Faq : Hurricanes, Typhoons, And Tropical Cyclones Cuba Ike 2008 Cuba Bahamas Texas [4] 1979 Monthly Weather Review Paloma 2008 Cuba [5] Robert Glass (1990-10-06). "Klaus Weakens, Moves Over Open Atlantic Fabian (2003) and Klaus (1990) are not on Waters". Associated Press. the above list because neither made landfall. [6] Robbie Berg (2009-01-23). "Hurricane Rather, they made direct hits on land, Fabian Ike Tropical Cyclone Report" (PDF). on Bermuda, and Klaus on Barbuda. National Hurricane Center. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCRAL092008_Ike.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-01-23. [1] ^ Gracie’s status as a retired name is in dispute. See the [[{{subst:PAGENAME}}#General information|General information]] • National Hurricane Center’s Post-Season section of this article. Reports • NHC’s list of deadliest hurricanes • NHC’s list of US-striking hurricanes • Unisys Weather archives for the Atlantic • List of Atlantic hurricanes • History of Atlantic Hurricane Names • List of retired tropical cyclone names References Grenada Footnotes External links See also Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_retired_Atlantic_hurricane_names" Categories: Retired Atlantic hurricanes, Lists of tropical cyclones This page was last modified on 23 April 2009, at 17:28 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers 9