Goodbye, Helen, Milton, Beryl. Names from these nasty hurricanes are now retired
On October 10th, 2024, the house collapsed after passing Hurricane Milton in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida. Credits: AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File
Hurricanes Helen, Milton and Beryl were so troublesome last year that their names have retired.
On Wednesday, the global weather organization officially replaced the name of the 2024 storm trio, which killed more than 300 people and caused more than $119 billion in damage. Brianna, Holly and Miguel are on the Atlantic Storm’s six-year rotation list, pre-set by a committee of international meteorologists. Retiring the Killer Storms name is a regular practice, and the list of retired names is approaching 100.
Helen was the most fatal and most expensive of the trio that had lost 249 lives in the United States since Katrina in 2005. According to the National Hurricane Center, this is the seventh most expensive storm in American history, with damages reaching $78.7 billion. It emerged from the bay and attacked Florida’s Big Bend area as Category 4, but most of the deaths and damage were inland North and South Carolina.
David Demeza will leave his belongings on October 2, 2024 at Treasure Island, Florida through sand pushed onto the streets by Hurricane Helen. Credits: AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File
The overwhelming residents investigate the post-flood damage caused by the remains of Hurricane Beryl on July 11, 2024.
The roof of Tropicana Field was damaged on October 10, 2024, the morning when Hurricane Milton appeared in the area in St. Petersburg, Florida. Credits: AP Photo/Gulio Cortez, File
Milton came to Helen’s heels and caused $34.3 billion in damage, resulting in strong winds, floods and tornadoes. Beryl died in the US, Grenada, Venezuela, Jamaica, St. Vincent and Grenadine as Category 5 was in the season in June.
In the Pacific region, the name Jack replaces John, a Category 3 storm that killed 29 people in Mexico.
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