WMO Hurricane Committee retires names of Beryl, Helene, Milton and John

The WMO Hurricane Committee has retired the storm names Beryl, Helene and Milton from the Atlantic basin name list and John from the eastern Pacific basin name list because of the death and destruction these storms caused last year.

The names Beryl, Helene and Milton will be replaced with Brianna, Holly and Miguel. John is retired from the eastern Pacific list and replaced by Jake.

It is common practive to replace the names of deadly and destuctive tropical cyclones.

The lists of names, which are overseen by WMO, help in the communication of storm warnings and to alert people about potentially life-threatening risks. The names are repeated every six years.