Storm names are given on a rotating alphabetical basis. Particularly deadly or damaging storms have their name removed from the rotation.

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 2024 storms that killed more than 300 people and caused more than $119 billion in damage.

Hurricane Center has issued storm summaries on two of the most damaging hurricanes of ‘24 - Helene & Milton. Both hurricanes made lan