The World Meteorological Organization, or WMO, met Wednesday and decided the name Ian will be retired, never to be used again.
The WMO sets the name lists for tropical systems across the world.The names repeat themselves every six years, which is why you may remember named storms like Arlene and Arthur multiple times over a generation.When storms become intense and create significant damage and fatalities, the name is pulled from the list and retired.There have now been 97 storms that have been retired. Significant storms like Andrew, Katrina and Irma have been retired and the name will never be used again.
Ian was responsible for at least 160 deaths and created catastrophic storm surge of 10-15 feet in and around Fort Myers.The hurricane produced historic flooding in Central Florida and battered the Northeast Florida coastline with high waves and surf.Fiona, a Category 4 major hurricane that impacted Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the Canadian Maritimes.Since Ian is retired, a new name was selected to replace the name.
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