Hurricane Names
Posted on August 11th, 2009 by roger
Hurricane names come from six pre-established lists; however, when a storm is extremely severe, it’s name is retired from the list and replaced by a new name. You can view lists for past and future years simply by doing an internet search on “hurricane names”. [Notice that there are no names on the list that begin with the letters 'Q' or 'U']
The name list for 2009-2012 Atlantic Hurrican Seasons are:
- 2009 Ana, Bill, Claudette, Danny, Erika, Fabian, Grace, Henri, Isabel, Juan, Kate, Larry, Mindy, Nicholas, Odette, Peter, Rose, Sam, Teresa, Victor, Wanda
- 2010 Alex, Bonnie, Colin, Danielle, Earl, Fiona, Gaston, Hermine, Igor, Julia, Karl, Lisa, Matthew, Nicole, Otto, Paula, Richard, Shary, Tomas, Virginie, Walter
- 2011 Arlene, Bret, Cindy, Don, Emily, Franklin, Gert, Harvey, Irene, Jose, Katia, Lee, Maria, Nate, Ophelia, Philippe, Rina, Sean, Tammy, Vince, Whitney
- 2012 Alberto, Beryl, Chris, Debby, Ernesto, Florence, Gordon, Helene, Isaac, Joyce, Kirk, Leslie, Michael, Nadine, Oscar, Patty, Rafael, Sandy, Tony, Valerie, William
Retired hurricane names alphabetical:
- Agnes (1972)
- Alicia (1983)
- Allen (1980)
- Allison (2001)
- Andrew (1992)
- Anita (1977)
- Audrey (1957)
- Betsy (1965)
- Beulah (1967)
- Bob (1991)
- Camille (1969)
- Carla (1961)
- Carmen (1974)
- Carol (1954)
- Celia (1970)
- Cesar (1996)
- Charley (2004)
- Cleo (1964)
- Connie (1955)
- David (1979)
- Dean (2007)
- Dennis (2005)
- Diana (1990)
- Diane (1955)
- Donna (1960)
- Dora (1964)
- Edna (1968)
- Elena (1985)
- Eloise (1975)
- Fabian (2003)
- Felix (2007)
- Fifi (1974)
- Flora (1963)
- Floyd (1999)
- Fran (1996)
- Frances (2004)
- Frederic (1979)
- Georges (1998)
- Gilbert (1988)
- Gloria (1985)
- Gustav (2008)
- Hattie (1961)
- Hazel (1954)
- Hilda (1964)
- Hortense (1996)
- Hugo (1989)
- Ike (2008)
- Inez (1966)
- Ione (1955)
- Iris (2001)
- Isabel (2003)
- Isidore (2002)
- Ivan (2004)
- Janet (1955)
- Jeanne (2004)
- Joan (1988)
- Juan (2003)
- Katrina (2005)
- Keith (2000)
- Klaus (1990)
- Lenny (1999)
- Lili (2002)
- Luis (1995)
- Marilyn (1995)
- Michelle (2001)
- Mitch (1998)
- Noel (2007)
- Opal (1995)
- Paloma (2008)
- Rita (2005)
- Roxanne (1995)
- Stan (2005)
- Wilma (2005)
Retired hurricane names chronological:
- 1954 – Carol
- 1954 – Hazel
- 1955 – Connie
- 1955 – Diane
- 1955 – Ione
- 1955 – Janet
- 1957 – Audrey
- 1960 – Donna
- 1961 – Carla
- 1961 – Hattie
- 1963 – Flora
- 1964 – Cleo
- 1964 – Dora
- 1964 – Hilda
- 1965 – Betsy
- 1966 – Inez
- 1967 – Beulah
- 1968 – Edna
- 1969 – Camille
- 1970 – Celia
- 1972 – Agnes
- 1974 – Carmen
- 1974 – Fifi
- 1975 – Eloise
- 1977 – Anita
- 1979 – David
- 1979 – Frederic
- 1980 – Allen
- 1983 – Alicia
- 1985 – Elena
- 1985 – Gloria
- 1988 – Gilbert
- 1988 – Joan
- 1989 – Hugo
- 1990 – Diana
- 1990 – Klaus
- 1991 – Bob
- 1992 – Andrew
- 1995 – Luis
- 1995 – Marilyn
- 1995 – Opal
- 1995 – Roxanne
- 1996 – Cesar
- 1996 – Fran
- 1996 – Hortense
- 1998 – Georges
- 1998 – Mitch
- 1999 – Floyd
- 1999 – Lenny
- 2000 – Keith
- 2001 – Allison
- 2001 – Iris
- 2001 – Michelle
- 2002 – Isidore
- 2002 – Lili
- 2003 – Fabian
- 2003 – Isabel
- 2003 – Juan
- 2004 – Charley
- 2004 – Frances
- 2004 – Ivan
- 2004 – Jeanne
- 2005 – Dennis
- 2005 – Katrina
- 2005 – Rita
- 2005 – Stan
- 2005 – Wilma
- 2007 – Dean
- 2007 – Felix
- 2007 – Noel
- 2008 – Gustav
- 2008 – Ike
- 2008 – Paloma
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