List of Atlantic Storm Names

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This is the list of storm names used for the North Atlantic basin. These lists are rotated every seventh year. The next list to be used is List V, slated for use in 2013.

List I
List I is a list that usually supplies the names for a below average to normal season, due to being in line during El Niño. List I is made it as far down as the P named storm, which occurred in 2003, with the naming of Peter during that season. The strongest storm on the list was Hurricane Isabel in 2003, a category 5 hurricane with minimum pressure of 915 millibar (mbar). This list has seen a total of 58 total tropical storms, 28 total hurricanes, and 13 total major hurricanes; making this list slightly less active than other lists. The most inactive year with this list ties with 1991* and 1997, with a total of only seven named storms. The most active year with this list was in 2003 with a total of sixteen storms. This list has seen a total of 7 retired names since 1979.

Past names
* An unnamed hurricane in 1991 is excluded from the storm total.
 * David (retired after 1979)
 * Frederic (retired after 1979)
 * Elena (retired after 1985)
 * Gloria (retired after 1985)
 * Bob (retired after 1991)
 * Fabian (retired after 2003)
 * Isabel (retired after 2003)
 * Juan (retired after 2003)

List II
List II is a list that usually supplies the names for a normal to above average season, due to being in line during El Niño and La Niña. List II has made it as far down as the T named storm, which occurred in 2010, with the naming of Tomas during that season. The strongest storm on the list was Hurricane Allen in 1980, a category 5 hurricane with minimum pressure of 899 mbar. This list has seen a total of 71 total tropical storms, 48 total hurricanes, and 16 total major hurricanes; making this list one of the most active lists. The most inactive year with this list ties with 1986 and 1992*, with a total of only six storms. The most active year with this list was in 2010, with a total of nineteen storms. This list has seen a total of 10 retired names since 1980.

Past names
* An unnamed subtropical storm from 1992 is excluded from the season total.
 * Allen (retired after 1980)
 * Andrew (retired after 1992)
 * Georges (retired after 1998)
 * Mitch (retired after 1998)
 * Charley (retired after 2004)
 * Frances (retired after 2004)
 * Ivan (retired after 2004)
 * Jeanne (retired after 2004)
 * Igor (retired after 2010)
 * Tomas (retired after 2010)

List III
List III is a list that usually supplies the names for a normal to above average season, due to being in line during El Nino and La Nina. List III is made it as far down as the W named storm, which occurred in 2005, with the naming of Wilma during that season. The strongest storm on the list was Hurricane Wilma in 2005, a category 5 hurricane with minimum pressure of 882 mbar. This list has seen a total of 76 total tropical storms, 41 total hurricanes, and 20 total major hurricanes; making this list the most active list out of all of all the other lists. The most inactive year with this list was in 1987, with a total of only six storms. The most active year with this list was in 2005, with the maximum total of twenty-one storms. This list has seen a total of 8 retired names since 1980.

Past names

 * Floyd
 * Lenny
 * Dennis
 * Katrina
 * Rita
 * Stan
 * Wilma
 * Irene

List IV
List IV is a list that usually supplies the names for a below average to normal season, due to being in line during El Nino. List IV has made it as far down as the N named storm, which occurred in 2003 and 2012, with the naming of Nadine during those seasons. The strongest storm on the list was Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, a category 5 hurricane with minimum pressure of 888 mbar. This list has seen a total of 60 total tropical storms, 30 total hurricanes, and 10 total major hurricanes; making this list the one of the least active lists out of the other lists. The most inactive year with this list was in 1982, with a total of only five storms. The most active year with this list ties with 2003 and 2012, with the total of fourteen storms. This list has seen a total of 3 retired names since 1982.

Past names

 * Gilbert
 * Joan
 * Keith

List V
List V is a list that usually supplies the names for a normal season, due to being in line during El Nino and La Nina. List V has made it as far down as the T named storm, which occurred in 1995, with the naming of Tanya during that season. The strongest storm on the list was Hurricane Hugo in 1989, a category 5 hurricane with minimum pressure of 918 mbar. This list has seen a total of 64 total tropical storms, 36 total hurricanes, and 14 total major hurricanes; making this list the one of the more normal to active lists out of the other lists. The most inactive year with this list was in 1983, with a total of only four storms. The most active year with this list was in 1995, with the total of nineteen storms. This list has seen a total of 12 retired names since 1983.

Past names

 * Hugo
 * Luis
 * Marylin
 * Opal
 * Roxanne
 * Allison
 * Iris
 * Michelle
 * Dean
 * Felix
 * Noel

List VI
List VI is a list that usually supplies the names for a normal to active season, due to being in line during El Nino and La Nina. List VI has made it as far down as the P named storm, which occurred in 2008, with the naming of Paloma during that season. The strongest storm on the list was Hurricane Edouard in 1996, a category 4 hurricane with minimum pressure of 933 mbar. This list has seen a total of 67 total tropical storms, 34 total hurricanes, and 15 total major hurricanes; making this list the one of the more active lists out of the other lists. The most inactive year with this list was in 1984, with a total of twelve storms. The most active year with this list was in 2008, with the total of sixteen storms. This list has seen a total of 9 retired names since 1983.

Past names

 * Diana
 * Klaus
 * Cesar
 * Fran
 * Hortense
 * Isidore
 * Lili
 * Gustav
 * Ike
 * Paloma