Hurricane committee drops Dean, Felix, Noel from storm list
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May 13, 2008 at 4:35 PM EDT
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May 13, 2008 at 4:35 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) - Dean, Felix and Noel are off the list of storm names.
A hurricane committee voted to retire those names Tuesday because they were 3 of the most devastating storms of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season.
Almost 200 people died after Dean and Noel struck the Caribbean and Bahamas; 130 people died in Nicaragua and Honduras with Felix.
The list changes every six years. The names will be replaced in 2013 with Dorian, Fernand and Nestor.
This season's names include: Arthur, Bertha, Christobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gustav, Hanna, Ike, Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paloma, Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky and Wilfred.
Members of the World Meteorological Organization met Tuesday in Orlando for its annual meeting.
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