How many hurricane names have been retired, & what are they?

Subject: How many hurricane names have been retired, & what are they?

Date: Sat Nov 7 09:36:20 1998
Posted by April Washburn
Grade level: grad (non-science)
School: NA
City: Lebanon State/Province: KY
Country: USA
Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 910452980.Es

Message:


I heard or read someplace that if a hurricane is especially bad, like 
Mitch was, it's name is retired.  If this is true, I wonder how many 
names have been retired so far, and what they are.  I'm just curious 
about this.

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