Hurricane Season Names Announced
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that this year’s hurricanes would be named Alberto, Beryl, Chris, Debby, Ernesto, Florence, Gordon, Helene, Isaac, Joyce, Kirk, Leslie, Michael, Nadine, Oscar, Patty, Rafael, Sandy, Tony, Valerie and William.
The World Meteorological Organization has retired the names of five hurricanes from last season. Katrina, Dennis, Rita, Stan and Wilma will no longer be in the rotation of hurricane names, NOAA said.
The names of 67 storms have been retired since they were first given names in 1953. The first to be dropped, in 1954, were Carol and Hazel. Last year’s five is the most retired in a single year.
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