There aren't 26 names on the list — the letters Q, U, X, Y and Z are left out. When the list of names run out, the World Meteorological Organization begins to defer to a supplemental list.

Fiona and Ian have been retired as names for Atlantic tropical cyclones following two deadly and destructive storms last year, the World Meteorological Organization announced Wednesday.

The World Meteorological Organization hurricane committee has announced 3 names from 2024 that will be retired from ever showing up again on the list of named storms due to the death and ...

The World Meteorological Organization announced Wednesday that hurricane names 'Florence' and 'Michael' would be retired. Both storms caused extensive fatalities and damage from Florida north to ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and runs through Nov. 30. Hurricanes are named following a rotating list established by the World Meteorological Organization.

After the 2024 season's devastation, the World Meteorological Organization retires Beryl, Helene, and Milton from the Atlantic storm name list.

Idalia will be back, maybe as a tropical storm, maybe as a hurricane. The World Meteorological Organization, which controls the names of tropical cyclones in both the Pacific and Atlantic basins ...

And good riddance. The World Meteorological Organization has retired both names from its rotating list of Atlantic storm names because of the death and destruction caused by the storms in 2022.