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

The World Meteorological Society announced Thursday they have retired three hurricane names from the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.

These hurricanes of 2024 were either so destructive and/or deadly that an international committee retired their names from use in future hurricanes. That's happened many times in the past 70-plus years.

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

Beryl was the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin and had a major impact in the Caribbean. A nation hit hardest by a devastating storm can request its na

Four names have been removed from the lists of hurricane names maintained by the World Meteorological Organization. Beryl, Helene and Milton have been retired from the Atlantic hurricane name list, while John was retired from the Pacific list.

Typically, names are repeated every six years. But once a hurricane becomes deadly, the name is retired from the list.

There were no Atlantic storm names retired during the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. Before Beryl, Helene and Milton, the most recent names retired were Ian and Fiona from 2022.

About 100 names of tropical storms and hurricanes have been retired from future use in the Atlantic Ocean, and now Beryl, Helene and Milton join them.