The World Meteorological Organization chooses potential hurricane names several years in advance, based on strict criteria.

See the full 2026 Atlantic hurricane name list and find out why some storm names are retired and replaced after major ...

No more Hurricane Melissa, ever. World Meteorological Organization officially retired the name. Weather event acted like a ...

The names used for hurricanes in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific rotate on a six-year cycle, with new names swapped in for storms that are retired due to their significance.

Goodbye Hurricane Melissa, hello Molly. Melissa will never pop up again as a tropical storm or hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. The World Meteorological Organization's hurricane committee agreed this ...

Melissa's strongest maximum sustained winds were found to have reached 190 mph, tying 1980's Hurricane Allen for the strongest sustained winds on record for any Atlantic Basin hurricane. Hours later, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's now official: The hurricane that acted like a tornado will be the last time we'll hear the name Melissa. A NOAA satellite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The names used for hurricanes in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific rotate on a six-year cycle, with new names swapped in for storms ...