Letters.

• Author: Dunn, Anne
• Position: Letter to the editor

We here in Louisiana, like our fellow citizens on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, stay closely attuned to all news of hurricanes. Your short piece on tropical storms in the July/August 2011 issue was quite interesting and timely. However, the feature states that five hurricane names have been retired. As a lifelong resident of Louisiana, I knew that your list did not include the first hurricane I experienced and knew was on the list of retired names: Audrey, which killed some 500 people in Southwest Louisiana in 1957. The five listed in your article are only the ones retired after the record 2005 season. The list of all 75 or so retired names can be found on the National Hurricane Center website.

Anne Dunn

Louisiana House Legislative Services

Editor's note: You're absolutely right. The "in 2005" was inadvertently left off the retired hurricane names listed in the July/August issue. Here is an alphabetical list of ALL retired Atlantic hurricane names.

1972 Agnes

1983 Alicia

1980 Allen

2001 Allison

1992 Andrew

1977 Anita

1957 Audrey

1965 Betsy

I967 Beulah

1991 Bob

1969 Camille

1961 Carla

1974 Carmen

1954 Carol

1970 Celia

1996 Cesar

2004 Charley

1964 Cleo

1955 Connie

1979 David

2007 Dean

2005 Dennis

1990 Diana

1955 Diane

1960 Donna

1964 Dora

1968 Edna

1985 Elena

1975 Eloise

2003 Fabian

2007 Felix

1974 Fifi

1963 Flora

1999 Floyd

1996 Fran

2004 Frances

1979 Frederic

1998 Georges

1988 Gilbert

1985 Gloria

2008 Gustav

1961 Hattie

1954 Hazel

1964 Hilda

1996 Hortense

1989 Hugo

2010 Igor

2008 Ike

1966 Inez

1955 Ione

2001 Iris

2003 Isabel

2002 Isidore

2004 Ivan

1955 Janet

2004 Jeanne

1988 Joan

2003 Juan

2005 Katrina

2000 Keith

1990 Klaus

1999 Lenny

2002 Lili

1995 Luis

1995 Marilyn

2001 Michelle

1998 Mitch

2007 Noel

1995 Opal

2008 Paloma

2005 Rita

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