Beryl, Helene, Milton and John – were so destructive and deadly that they will no longer be used to name future tropical storms or hurricanes in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific basins. The decision to retire these 2024 names was made during an annual meeting held this week by the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) hurricane committee.

Before passing almost directly over the Houston region on July 8, when it caused widespread power outages and contributed to dozens of deaths, Hurricane Beryl devastated multiple Caribbean islands and was the earliest Category 5 storm on record in the Atlantic basin.

Beryl, Helene and Milton have been retired from the Atlantic hurricane name list, while John was retired from the Pacific list. Brianna, Holly, Miguel and Jake will take their places. The names were retired because they were so deadly.