Retired Hurricane Names

Gustav Alma The World Meteorological Organization voted to retire Gustav Ike Paloma and Alma because the storms caused such heavy damage.
by The Associated Press
Published: Fri, May 01, 2009 - 2:29 pm CST
MIAMI (AP) - Gustav, Ike, Paloma and Alma are off the list of
storm names.
A committee of the World Meteorological Organization voted last
week to retire them because the storms caused such heavy damage.
In the Atlantic, Gustav, Ike and Paloma will be replaced by
Gonzalo, Isaias and Paulette. In the North Pacific, Amanda will
take Alma's place.
All of the removed names would have been used again in 2014.
Gustav killed 112 people last year, including 77 in Haiti. Ike
killed more than 80 people across the Caribbean and Bahamas and
caused some $19.3 billion in U.S. property damage. Paloma destroyed
more than 1,400 homes in Cuba.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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