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Help[Opinions] Re: 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Names
in reply to a message by Magda
Actually there was a fair amount of discussion over this. Hurricane names are retired when they become tied to specific, costly, and deadly storms. Tropical Storm Imelda on 2019 caused a tremendous amount of flooding and killed six people, but because the hurricane season has become increasingly intense due to climate change, apparently that wasn't enough to retire the name.
It's the second costliest storm name not to be retired, following Sally in 2020. (Sally was also not retired.)
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It's the second costliest storm name not to be retired, following Sally in 2020. (Sally was also not retired.)
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Thank you for the information. I noticed that Hurricane Helene, which flooded my home state of North Carolina and other states last October, has been retired.
That was devastating! I haven't been back to the Asheville area since the storm. Has it been rebuilt any? I hope all is well in your region.
I live south of Asheville in South Carolina. I haven't been since the storm. I have been up around Boone area, and anywhere along a river is coveted with sand. And trees are down everywhere. I've heard several long standing restaurants in Asheville, such as Vivian and Laughing seed, closed permanently because of the storm.