1995 What-might-have-been Atlantic hurricane season (Cooper)

The 1995 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season at the time, and is generally considered to be the first year in the most recent high-activity era ("warm phase") of tropical cyclone formation in the Atlantic. It is tied with 2005 and 2012 for having the third most number of named storms. The season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates which conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones develop in the Atlantic basin.

Storm Names
The following names were used for named storms that formed in the north Atlantic in 1995. The names not retired from this list were used again in the 2001 season. This is the same list used for the 1989 season except Allison and Humberto, which replaced Alicia and Hugo, respectively. Storms were named Allison, Humberto, Marilyn, Noel, Opal, Pablo, Roxanne, Sebastien, Tanya, Van, and Wendy for the first time in 1995. For Marilyn and Opal, 1995 also marked their only usage. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray.

Retirement
The World Meteorological Organization retired four names in the spring of 1996: Karen, Luis, Marilyn, and Opal. They were replaced in the 2001 season by Kaylee, Lorenzo, Michelle, and Olga. The 1995 season was tied with the 1955 season for the most storm names retired after a single season until the 2004 season, when five names were retired.