In the Atlantic basin, there are six sets of names used for hurricanes. The lists are rotated each year and are used again after the sixth year. But when a major storm hits land and has a major impact, that storm's name is retired.

Here is a list of retired storm names in the Atlantic basin, along with the year of retirement.

A: Agnes (1972), Alicia (1983), Allen (1980), Allison (2001), Andrew (1992), Anita (1977), Audrey (1957)

B: Betsy (1965), Beulah (1967), Bob (1991)

C: Camille (1969), Carla (1961), Carmen (1974), Carol (1965), Celia (1970), Cesar (1996), Charley (2004), Cleo (1964), Connie (1955)

D: David (1979), Dean (2007), Dennis (2005), Diana (1990), Diane (1955), Donna (1960), Dora (1964)

E: Edna (1968), Elena (1985), Eloise (1975)

F: Fabian (2003), Felix (2007), Fifi (1974), Flora (1963), Fran (1996), Frances (2004), Frederic (1979), Floyd (1999)

G: Gilbert (1988), Gloria (1985), Gracie (1959), Georges (1998), Gustav (2008)

H: Hattie (1961), Hazel (1954), Hilda (1964), Hortense (1996), Hugo (1989)

I: Ike (2008), Inez (1966), Ione (1955), Iris (2001), Isabel (2003), Isidore (2002), Ivan (2004)

J: Janet (1955), Jeanne (2004), Joan (1988), Juan (2003)

K: Katrina (2005), Keith (2000), Klaus (1990)

L: Luis (1995), Lenny (1999), Lili (2002)

M: Marilyn (1995), Michelle (2001), Mitch (1998)

N: Noel (2007)

O: Opal (1995)

P: Paloma (2008)

R: Rita (2005) Roxanne (1995)

S: Stan (2005)

W: Wilma (2005)