Hurricane Irene

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Atlantic
    2011's Hurricane Irene - Category 3 hurricane that passed over the Caribbean and the Bahamas, then, as a Category 1 hurricane, made landfall in North Carolina and again in New Jersey on the East Coast of the United States, causing at least 40 deaths and several billion dollars (US) in damage.
    2005's Hurricane Irene - Category 2 hurricane; did not affect land.
    1999's Hurricane Irene - Category 2 hurricane. Passed over Cuba and struck Florida, causing $800 million (1999 USD) in damage.
    1981's Hurricane Irene - Category 3 hurricane. She moved across the Atlantic both ways, eventually hitting France as an extratropical storm.
    1971's Hurricane Irene - Struck Nicaragua as a Category 1 hurricane. After that, Irene tracked to the Eastern Pacific Ocean and became Eastern Pacific's hurricane Olivia.
    1959's Tropical Storm Irene - Caused minor damage to the Florida Panhandle.

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There are six list so every 6 years the names are used again.

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Since 1953, Atlantic tropical storms have been named from lists originated by the National Hurricane Center. They are now maintained and updated by an international committee of the World Meteorological Organization. The original name lists featured only women's names. In 1979, men's names were introduced and they alternate with the women's names. Six lists are used in rotation. Thus, the 2009 list will be used again in 2015. Here is more information about the history of naming hurricanes.

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Itsme, thank you for the information - I stand corrected.

[#4]

the next one is getting closer

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24 mph winds forecast for the UK for next 12 hours, could this be the tail of Irene