Since the current storm-naming system was adopted in 1953, a total of 96 names have been retired from the Atlantic basin list. The names are usually repeated every six years unless a storm is so deadly that the name is retired. Storm names have long been used to help communicate warnings and to alert people about potentially life-threatening risks, officials said. If a season experiences more than 26 named storms, forecasters use Greek letters. The Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1 to Nov. Tropical cyclones are assigned names from the alphabetical list when they intensify into tropical storms with winds of 39 mph (63 kph). Tropical cyclones are assigned names from the alphabetical list when they intensify into tropical storms.įarrah will replace Fiona on the lists, and Idris will replace Ian, the World Meteorological Organization said in a news release. MIAMI (AP) - Weather officials announced Wednesday that they’re retiring the names Fiona and Ian from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction caused by the most recent storms with those names.įarrah will replace Fiona on the lists, and Idris will replace Ian, the World Meteorological Organization said in a news release.
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