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Beryl, Helene and Milton retired from hurricane name lists

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Hurricane Helene barreled through five states in September, making landfall along the Gulf Coast of Florida, with storm surges, flooding and wind toppling buildings, tossing boats and vehicles.
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the World Meteorological Organization is retiring the names of three particularly devastating storms that broke records and made history: Beryl, Helene and Milton
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Brianna, Holly, Miguel will replace Beryl, Helene and Milton on the rotating list of hurricane names.

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These 2024 hurricanes were so devastating their names have been retired
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Bye-bye, Helene, Milton and Beryl. Names from those nasty hurricanes are now retired
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The names of these nasty hurricanes won’t be reused
Hurricanes Helene, Milton and Beryl were so nasty last year that their names are being retired. The World Meteorological Organization on Wednesday replaced the names of the trio of 2024 storms that killed more than 300 people and caused more than $119 billion in damage.
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