Retired Hurricane Names

Permanently Retired Hurricane Names

Hurricane names can be permanently “retired” by the World Meteorological Organization if a hurricane causes widespread damage. In 2020, Hurricane Laura was officially retired. Other notable retired names include Andrew in 1992, Katrina in 2005, and Sandy in 2012.

1954-Present Date

Year	Name	Category	Affected Area
2020	Laura	4	Gulf Coast
2019	Dorian	4	Caribbean Islands, Southeastern U.S.
2018	Florence	4	Southeastern U.S.
2018	Michael	4	Gulf Coast, Florida, Mid-Atlantic U.S.
2017	Harvey	4	Gulf Coast
2017	Irma	5	Southeastern U.S.
2017	Maria	5	Caribbean Islands & Puerto Rico
2017	Nate	1	Gulf Coast
2016	Matthew	5	Southeastern U.S., Caribbean Islands
2016	Otto	3	Central America
2015	Erika	3	Caribbean Islands
2015	Joaquin	4	Caribbean Islands, Southeastern U.S.
2013	Ingrid	1	Central America
2012	Sandy	3	Mid-Atlantic U.S., Northeast U.S.
2011	Irene	3	Caribbean Islands, Mid-Atlantic U.S., Northeast U.S.
2010	Tomas	2	Caribbean Islands
2010	Igor	4	Bermuda, Newfoundland
2008	Paloma	4	Caribbean Islands, Central America
2008	Ike	4	Caribbean Islands, Cuba, Gulf Coast
2008	Gustav	4	Caribbean Islands, Cuba, Gulf Coast
2007	Noel	1	Caribbean Islands
2007	Felix	5	Caribbean Islands, Central America
2007	Dean	5	Caribbean Islands, Central America
2005	Wilma	5	Caribbean Islands, Cuba, Florida
2005	Stan	1	Central America
2005	Rita	5	Gulf Coast
2005	Katrina	5	Gulf Coast
2005	Dennis	5	Caribbean Islands, Cuba, Gulf Coast, Florida
2004	Jeanne	3	Caribbean Islands, Florida
2004	Ivan	5	Caribbean Islands, Cuba, Florida
2004	Frances	4	Florida
2004	Charley	4	Cuba, Florida
2003	Juan	4	Canada, Nova Scotia
2003	Isabel	4	Mid-Atlantic U.S., Southeastern U.S.
2003	Fabian	4	Bermuda
2002	Lili	4	Cuba, Gulf Coast
2002	Isidore	3	Cuba, Mexico, Gulf Coast
2001	Michelle	4	Cuba, The Bahamas
2001	Iris	4	Central America
2001	Allison	1	Gulf Coast
2000	Keith	4	Central America
1999	Lenny	4	Caribbean Islands
1999	Floyd	4	Southeastern U.S.
1998	Mitch	5	Central America
1998	Georges	4	Caribbean Islands, Gulf Coast
1996	Hortense	4	Caribbean Islands
1996	Fran	3	North Carolina, U.S.
1996	Cesar	4	Central America
1995	Roxanne	3	Mexico
1995	Opal	4	Florida
1995	Marilyn	3	Caribbean Islands
1995	Luis	4	Caribbean Islands
1992	Andrew	5	Caribbean Islands, Florida, Gulf Coast
1991	Bob	3	North Carolina, Northeast U.S.
1990	Klaus	1	Caribbean Islands
1990	Diana	4	Mexico
1989	Hugo	5	Caribbean Islands, South Carolina
1988	Joan	4	Central America
1988	Gilbert	5	Caribbean Islands, Mexico
1985	Gloria	4	North Carolina, Northeast, New England
1985	Elena	3	Mississippi, Alabama, Florida
1983	Alicia	3	Gulf Coast, Texas
1980	Allen	5	Caribbean Islands, Texas, Mexico
1979	Frederic	4	Gulf Coast, Alabama and Mississippi
1979	David	5	Caribbean Islands, Florida
1977	Anita	5	Mexico
1975	Eloise	3	Caribbean Islands, Florida, Alabama
1974	Fifi	2	Central America
1974	Carmen	4	Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Texas, Central America
1972	Agnes	1	Cuba, Florida, Alabama, Southeast U.S., Mid-Atlantic U.S.
1970	Celia	3	Cuba, Florida, Gulf Coast, Texas
1969	Camille	5	Gulf Coast, Mississippi, Louisiana
1967	Beulah	5	Gulf Coast, Texas, Mexico
1966	Inez	5	Caribbean Islands, Florida, Central America
1965	Betsy	4	Caribbean Islands, The Bahamas, Florida, Louisiana
1964	Dora	4	Caribbean Islands, The Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
1964	Cleo	4	Caribbean Islands, Cuba, Florida
1964	Hilda	4	Gulf Coast, Louisiana
1963	Flora	4	Caribbean Islands, Cuba
1961	Hattie	5	Central America
1961	Carla	5	Texas
1960	Donna	4	Caribbean Islands, The Bahamas, Florida
1957	Audrey	4	Gulf Coast, Texas, Louisiana
1955	Janet	5	Central America, Mexico
1955	Ione	4	North Carolina, Virginia
1955	Diane	2	North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware New Jersey, New England
1955	Connie	4	North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic
1954	Hazel	2	Caribbean Islands, South Carolina, North Carolina
1954	Edna	3	North Carolina, New England, Massachusetts
1954	Carol	3	The Bahamas, North Carolina, New York, New England

Permanently Retired Hurricane Names

1954-Present Date

Year	Name	Category	Affected Area
2020	Laura	4	Gulf Coast
2019	Dorian	4	Caribbean Islands, Southeastern U.S.
2018	Florence	4	Southeastern U.S.
2018	Michael	4	Gulf Coast, Florida, Mid-Atlantic U.S.
2017	Harvey	4	Gulf Coast
2017	Irma	5	Southeastern U.S.
2017	Maria	5	Caribbean Islands & Puerto Rico
2017	Nate	1	Gulf Coast
2016	Matthew	5	Southeastern U.S., Caribbean Islands
2016	Otto	3	Central America
2015	Erika	3	Caribbean Islands
2015	Joaquin	4	Caribbean Islands, Southeastern U.S.
2013	Ingrid	1	Central America
2012	Sandy	3	Mid-Atlantic U.S., Northeast U.S.
2011	Irene	3	Caribbean Islands, Mid-Atlantic U.S., Northeast U.S.
2010	Tomas	2	Caribbean Islands
2010	Igor	4	Bermuda, Newfoundland
2008	Paloma	4	Caribbean Islands, Central America
2008	Ike	4	Caribbean Islands, Cuba, Gulf Coast
2008	Gustav	4	Caribbean Islands, Cuba, Gulf Coast
2007	Noel	1	Caribbean Islands
2007	Felix	5	Caribbean Islands, Central America
2007	Dean	5	Caribbean Islands, Central America
2005	Wilma	5	Caribbean Islands, Cuba, Florida
2005	Stan	1	Central America
2005	Rita	5	Gulf Coast
2005	Katrina	5	Gulf Coast
2005	Dennis	5	Caribbean Islands, Cuba, Gulf Coast, Florida
2004	Jeanne	3	Caribbean Islands, Florida
2004	Ivan	5	Caribbean Islands, Cuba, Florida
2004	Frances	4	Florida
2004	Charley	4	Cuba, Florida
2003	Juan	4	Canada, Nova Scotia
2003	Isabel	4	Mid-Atlantic U.S., Southeastern U.S.
2003	Fabian	4	Bermuda
2002	Lili	4	Cuba, Gulf Coast
2002	Isidore	3	Cuba, Mexico, Gulf Coast
2001	Michelle	4	Cuba, The Bahamas
2001	Iris	4	Central America
2001	Allison	1	Gulf Coast
2000	Keith	4	Central America
1999	Lenny	4	Caribbean Islands
1999	Floyd	4	Southeastern U.S.
1998	Mitch	5	Central America
1998	Georges	4	Caribbean Islands, Gulf Coast
1996	Hortense	4	Caribbean Islands
1996	Fran	3	North Carolina, U.S.
1996	Cesar	4	Central America
1995	Roxanne	3	Mexico
1995	Opal	4	Florida
1995	Marilyn	3	Caribbean Islands
1995	Luis	4	Caribbean Islands
1992	Andrew	5	Caribbean Islands, Florida, Gulf Coast
1991	Bob	3	North Carolina, Northeast U.S.
1990	Klaus	1	Caribbean Islands
1990	Diana	4	Mexico
1989	Hugo	5	Caribbean Islands, South Carolina
1988	Joan	4	Central America
1988	Gilbert	5	Caribbean Islands, Mexico
1985	Gloria	4	North Carolina, Northeast, New England
1985	Elena	3	Mississippi, Alabama, Florida
1983	Alicia	3	Gulf Coast, Texas
1980	Allen	5	Caribbean Islands, Texas, Mexico
1979	Frederic	4	Gulf Coast, Alabama and Mississippi
1979	David	5	Caribbean Islands, Florida
1977	Anita	5	Mexico
1975	Eloise	3	Caribbean Islands, Florida, Alabama
1974	Fifi	2	Central America
1974	Carmen	4	Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Texas, Central America
1972	Agnes	1	Cuba, Florida, Alabama, Southeast U.S., Mid-Atlantic U.S.
1970	Celia	3	Cuba, Florida, Gulf Coast, Texas
1969	Camille	5	Gulf Coast, Mississippi, Louisiana
1967	Beulah	5	Gulf Coast, Texas, Mexico
1966	Inez	5	Caribbean Islands, Florida, Central America
1965	Betsy	4	Caribbean Islands, The Bahamas, Florida, Louisiana
1964	Dora	4	Caribbean Islands, The Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
1964	Cleo	4	Caribbean Islands, Cuba, Florida
1964	Hilda	4	Gulf Coast, Louisiana
1963	Flora	4	Caribbean Islands, Cuba
1961	Hattie	5	Central America
1961	Carla	5	Texas
1960	Donna	4	Caribbean Islands, The Bahamas, Florida
1957	Audrey	4	Gulf Coast, Texas, Louisiana
1955	Janet	5	Central America, Mexico
1955	Ione	4	North Carolina, Virginia
1955	Diane	2	North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware New Jersey, New England
1955	Connie	4	North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic
1954	Hazel	2	Caribbean Islands, South Carolina, North Carolina
1954	Edna	3	North Carolina, New England, Massachusetts
1954	Carol	3	The Bahamas, North Carolina, New York, New England