page_title: List of retired Atlantic hurricane names
section_title: Names retired in the 1950s
hierarchical_section_title: List of retired Atlantic hurricane names / Names retired in the 1950s
context_page_description: This is a cumulative list of previously used tropical cyclone names which have been permanently removed from reuse in the North Atlantic region.
  The naming of North Atlantic tropical cyclones is currently under the oversight of the Hurricane Committee of the World Meteorological Organization. This group maintains six alphabetic lists of names, with one list used each year. This normally results in each name being reused every six years. However, in the case of a particularly deadly or damaging storm, that storm's name is retired, and a replacement starting with the same letter is selected to take its place. The decision whether to remove a name in a given season is made at the annual session of the Hurricane Committee in the spring of the following year.
  The practice of retiring storm names was begun by the United States Weather Bureau in 1955, after major hurricanes Carol, Edna, and Hazel struck the Northeastern United States during the previous year. Initially their names were retired for 10 years, after which time they could be reintroduced; however, in 1969, the policy was changed to have the names retired permanently.
context_section_description: Between 1954 and 1959, eight names were deemed significant enough to be retired for 10 years due to their impact, before being permanently retired after 1969. There were no names retired for the 1956, 1958, and 1959 seasons. Collectively, these storms resulted in at least 2317 fatalities and over $2.04 billion in damage. The deadliest hurricane was Hurricane Janet, which killed at least 1,023 people, while the costliest was Hurricane Diane, which caused US$831 million in damage.
caption: Storm surge from Hurricane Carol inundates the Edgewood Yacht Club in Rhode Island.
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