Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan and Wilma "retired" from list of storm names
From NOAA News:
Full Story (2607)
"April 6, 2006 — Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan and Wilma, all from the historic 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, were "retired" by an international hurricane committee of the World Meteorological Organization, which includes the NOAA National Hurricane Center, during their annual meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Now retired, these five storms, part of last season's record-setting 28 named storms and 15 hurricanes, will not reappear on the list of potential storm names that is otherwise recycled every six years."
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"Katrina became the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history..."
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"Wilma was an extremely intense Category 5 hurricane ... with estimated tops winds of 185 mph and the all-time lowest central pressure (882 millibars) for an Atlantic Basin hurricane."
Full Story (2607)
"April 6, 2006 — Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan and Wilma, all from the historic 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, were "retired" by an international hurricane committee of the World Meteorological Organization, which includes the NOAA National Hurricane Center, during their annual meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Now retired, these five storms, part of last season's record-setting 28 named storms and 15 hurricanes, will not reappear on the list of potential storm names that is otherwise recycled every six years."
...
"Katrina became the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history..."
...
"Wilma was an extremely intense Category 5 hurricane ... with estimated tops winds of 185 mph and the all-time lowest central pressure (882 millibars) for an Atlantic Basin hurricane."
posted by Mike (KE5EHI) at 4/13/2006 05:23:00 PM
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