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2013 retired hurricane names announced
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The World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) hurricane committee announced today it will no longer use the name Ingrid for future tropical storms or hurricanes in the Atlantic, and the name Manuel in the eastern North Pacific, because of the death and destruction both storms caused in Mexico in September 2013.
The WMO will replace Ingrid with “Imelda” and Manuel with “Mario” when the 2013 lists are reused in 2019.
Ingrid and Manuel collectively caused significant damage and casualties in Mexico, primarily from widespread heavy rains and flooding. Ingrid caused 32 deaths, primarily in eastern Mexico. Manuel resulted in at least 123 deaths, primarily in western Mexico.
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http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories...meretired.html
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