Bye-bye, Helene, Milton and Beryl. Names from those nasty hurricanes are now retired
- The World Meteorological Organization retired Helene, Milton, Beryl, and John after the destructive 2024 hurricane season.
- Storm names get retired regularly due to the confusion and insensitivity they may cause if reused.
- Helene, a Category 4 storm, hit Florida's Big Bend and caused extensive flooding inland in the Carolinas.
- Helene caused $78.7 billion in damages, while Milton caused $34.3 billion, and Beryl killed 68 people across multiple countries.
- Brianna, Holly, and Miguel will replace Beryl, Helene, and Milton on the Atlantic storm name list; Jack replaced John in the Pacific.
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Helene retired along with two other hurricane names
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has officially retired Helene and two other Atlantic hurricane names. Names are repeated every six years, except when a storm is deadly enough to warrant retiring its name. Rocky Fork State Park’s recovery complete after big hit from Helene The other two names that are being retired are Beryl and Milton. Beryl was the second-named storm of the hurricane season. It was…
Hurricane names Helene, Milton and Beryl are now retired
WASHINGTON Hurricanes Helene, Milton and Beryl were so nasty last year that their names are being retired.The World Meteorological Organization on Wednesday officially replaced the names of the trio of 2024 storms that killed more than 300 people and caused more than $119 billion in damage. Brianna, Holly and Miguel take their place in the rotating six-year list of names for Atlantic storms set in advance by a committee of international meteorol…


These hurricanes were so disastrous their names are being retired
Replacing them are Brianna, Holly, and Miguel, which will be used in future storm seasons
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