These 2024 hurricanes were so devastating their names have been retired

The World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday it was retiring the names of some of 2024's most devastating storms.

The Switzerland-based organization's hurricane committee announced the names Beryl, Helene, Milton and John will no longer be used to name storms. Beryl, Helene and Milton, which battered large swaths of the U.S., were all Atlantic storms, while John, which caused extensive damage in the Mexican state of Guerrero, was an eastern Pacific storm.

Storm names are given on a rotating alphabetical basis, and once a name is retired, new names enter the rotation. Brianna, Holly and Miguel will enter the Atlantic rotation for 2025 and beyond, while Jake will replace John in the Pacific rotation.

The news comes as early forecasts for the 2025 season predict another active and dangerous year.

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Hurricane Helene

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. The storm caused deadly widespread inland flooding after landfall.

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The National Hurricane Center's report on the horrific storm, found it claimed the lives of 248 people and caused $78.7 billion in damage.

All along Helene's path, from its landfall northwest of Steinhatchee, Florida, on Sept. 26 and through Tennessee and North Carolina, a slow recovery has unfolded as thousands of people try to put their lives back together.

More on Helene: Hurricane Helene killed 248 people, National Hurricane Center report finds

Hurricane Beryl

Hurricane Beryl tore a long track from the Caribbean, Yucatan Peninsula and up into the United States in late June and early July. It made U.S. landfall in Texas after devastating parts of Mexico, Grenada, Jamaica and other areas in the Caribbean.

In the U.S., Beryl's winds and rain caused damage and flooding in Texas, Louisiana, the Ohio Valley, Michigan's Lower Peninsula and even into parts of Eastern Canada.

Beryl is blamed for 48 deaths in the U.S., including 14 direct deaths. Deaths occurred in Texas, Louisiana and Vermont.

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Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton surged into Florida in October just as the state was recovering from Helene, intensifying rapidly into a Category 5 storm as it moved across the warm Gulf waters. It spawned tornadoes which caused severe damage across the state.

The National Weather Service says the storm killed 12 people in the U.S.