 The Richelieu Apartments after Hurricane Camille
What hurricane names have been retired?
If a storm has been particularly deadly at the annual meeting of the WMO committee the name can be retired.
Some storms that affected North Carolina and have since been retired: Isabel, Floyd, Fran, Bob, Gloria, Ione and Connie. Many storms have been retired.
What happens if more than 21 named tropical storms occur in the Atlantic in a single season?
Additional storms will take the names from the Greek alphabet, (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, etc.), according to the National Hurricane Center.
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