The World Meteorological Organization Hurricane Committee has retired the names Beryl, Helene, Milton, and John from its hurricane name lists due to the significant death and destruction these storms caused in 2024.

The World Meteorological Organization is retiring the name "Helene" from hurricane name list. The agency is also striking "Milton" and "Beryl" from its list.

The name "Helene" has officially been retired from the list of Atlantic tropical storm and hurricane names, according to the National Hurricane Center.

When it comes to naming a hurricane, not every name has what it takes. Could a hurricane ever be named Mortimer, Nixon or Helene?

- Daniel Delgado reaches to touch a photo of his wife, Monica Hernandez, who died at Impact Plastics during flooding caused by Hurricane Helene, at a vigil for victims of the tragedy in Erwin, Tenn.,

These hurricanes of 2024 were either so destructive and/or deadly that an international committee retired their names from use in future hurricanes. That's happened many times in the past 70-plus years.

Beryl was the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin and had a major impact in the Caribbean. A nation hit hardest by a devastating storm can request its na

They were most destructive and deadly: hurricanes Beryl, Helene, Milton in the Atlantic and John in the eastern Pacific are names no longer an option to christen future storms, the

Typically, names are repeated every six years. But once a hurricane becomes deadly, the name is retired from the list.