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Now, if enough people contact the World Meteorological Association and request that Maria be
"Retired" from their list because it was costly and destructive, they'll take it off, and then it won't be there in the future.
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However, if they do that, Maria will be then ensconced in the list of especially destructive storms, which goes like this:
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RETIRED ATLANTIC HURRICANE NAMESThese storms have been some of the most destructive, costly, and deadly in U.S. history. RETIRED ATLANTIC HURRICANE NAMESThese storms have been some of the most destructive, costly, and deadly in U.S. history. Years | Names |
1954 | Carol, Hazel |
1955 | Connie, Diane, Ione, Janet |
1956 | |
1957 | Audrey |
1958 | |
1959 | |
1960 | Donna |
1961 | Carla, Hattie |
1962 | |
1963 | Flora |
1964 | Cleo, Dora, Hilda |
1965 | Betsy |
1966 | Inez |
1967 | Beulah |
1968 | Edna |
1969 | Camille |
1970 | Celia |
1971 | |
1972 | Agnes |
1973 | |
1974 | Carmen, Fifi |
1975 | Eloise |
1976 | |
1977 | Anita |
1978 | |
1979 | David, Frederic |
1980 | Allen |
1981 | |
1982 | |
1983 | Alicia |
1984 | |
1985 | Elena, Gloria |
1986 | |
1987 | |
1988 | Gilbert, Joan |
1989 | Hugo |
1990 | Diana, Klaus |
1991 | Bob |
1992 | Andrew |
1993 | |
1994 | |
1995 | Luis, Marilyn, Opal, Roxanne |
1996 | Cesar, Fran, Hortense |
1997 | |
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 |
2006 | |
2007 | Dean, Felix, Noel |
2008 | Gustav, Ike, Paloma |
2009 | |
2010 | Igor, Tomas |
2011 | Irene |
2012 | Sandy |
2013 | Ingrid |
2014 | |
2015 | Erika, Joaquin |
2016 | Matthew, Otto |
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I put in bold the names that I can recall offhand as being severe hurricanes.
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I'm surprised to see there are so many retired names I don't recognize.
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As it now stands, I would expect
Harvey,
Irma and
Maria will be removed from the list because of their destruction this year.
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That means they will be replaced with other names beginning with the same letter, and next year's cycle will have the updated version.
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When the 6-year cycle is over they'll come up with a new list, kind of like the 6 year Chapter of the SSPX for electing a new Superior. ;D
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