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History of hurricane, storm naming During the 1800s and early 1900s, hurricanes that happened in the West Indies were named after the particular Saint's Day on which the storm occurred.
The decade featured Hurricane Andrew, which at the time was the costliest hurricane on record, and also Hurricane Mitch, which is considered to be the deadliest tropical cyclone to have its name retired, killing over 11,000 people in Central America. A total of 15 names were retired in this decade, seven during the 1995 and 1996 seasons.
The following year, Irma in 2017, was the first major hurricane to strike the state in 12 years. The strongest hurricane to hit the state during the time period was Hurricane Michael, which was a Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson scale, the highest category on the scale.
The Atlantic hurricane season lasts a whopping six months of the year, so it's no wonder why we have to keep track of each tropical storm with its own name. Hurricane season, in the Atlantic, goes ...
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to be one of the most active on record, with AccuWeather experts forecasting 16 to 20 named storms in 2024. With so many storms likely this year, a ...
[1] [2] [3] Examples include the 1526 San Francisco hurricane (named after Saint Francis of Assisi, whose feast day is observed by Catholics on October 4), [3] the 1834 Padre Ruiz hurricane (named after a then-recently deceased Catholic priest whose funeral service was being held in the Dominican Republic upon landfall there), [4] [5] the 1928 ...
The name Irma was retired after the 2017 season from future use in the Atlantic, and was replaced with Idalia for the 2023 season. In the Australian region: Cyclone Irma (1987), formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria. In the South-West Indian Ocean: Cyclone Irma (1967) In the Western Pacific Ocean: Tropical Storm Irma (1949) (T4907) Typhoon Irma ...
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has gotten busy, but officials still have plenty of names left for any powerful storms that may arise. So far, there have been 12 named storms for the 2024 ...