As meteorologists track Imelda , they have noted that some of the most notorious tropical storms in history have begun with the letter “I.” Just in recent years, Ian, Ida and Irma all wreaked havoc and left behind death and destruction in the United States.

Since 1954, 96 tropical storm names were retired in the Atlantic through 2023. Retirement occurs when storms reach a certain threshold and are considered too deadly and costly to remain on the hurricane season naming list. Fourteen storms beginning with the letter "I" (including Iota 2020, a name which is technically a letter of the Greek alphabet) have been retired. That accounts for a significant number compared to the runner-up, "F," which has only 10 retired storms.

The storm names are eventually replaced if the storm becomes de

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