Beryl, Helene and Milton retired from list of hurricane names
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The organization tasked with maintaining rotating lists of hurricane names has retired the monikers of three of 2024's most destructive storms.
The World Meteorological Organization's Hurricane Committee retired the names Beryl, Helene and Milton from its Atlantic basin name list on Wednesday.
Milton one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, NHC report says
The names Brianna, Holly and Miguel will take their place when the list is used again in the 2030 season.
The committee convenes annually and removes a name from the list if it is associated with an especially costly or deadly storm.
Hurricane Beryl was the earliest Category 5 storm on record for the Atlantic basin, devastating parts of the Caribbean. Last month, the National Hurricane Center declared Helene to be the deadliest hurricane since Katrina in 2005. Milton is now officially considered one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, according to an NHC report released Monday.
Helene 'the deadliest hurricane … since Katrina': NHC
'The work of the Hurricane Committee is critical to ensuring that everyone in the region across the Atlantic and east Pacific basins is ready for the upcoming 2025 hurricane season, providing early warnings for all and reducing the impacts to life and property from these dangerous storms,' Michael Brennan, Chair of the Hurricane Committee and Director of the Regional Meteorological Specialized Center Miami, said in a statement.
2024 was the ninth successive Atlantic hurricane season with above-average activity, according to the WMO. The basin saw 18 named storms last year, including 11 hurricanes.
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For the Pacific basin, the WMO also retired the name John after the deadly major hurricane caused widespread damage and flooding in Mexico. It will be replaced with the name Jake.
The basin experienced a below-average season, according to the WMO.
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