1988 What-might-have-been Atlantic hurricane season (Cooper)

The 1988 Atlantic hurricane season was an active, deadly, and destructive Atlantic hurricane season. The season officially began on June 1, 1988, and lasted until November 30, 1988, although the season started two days early with the development of Tropical Depression One on May 30.

Storm names
The following names were used for named storms that formed in the north Atlantic in 1988. The names not retired from this list were used again in the 1994 season. This is the same list used for the 1982 season. Storms were named Gilbert, Isaac, Joan, Keith, Leslie, and Michael for the first (and only, in the cases of Gilbert and Keith) in 1988. Names that were not assigned are marked in.

Retirement
In the spring of 1989, the World Meteorological Association retired two names: Gilbert and Keith. They were replaced by Gordon and Kirk in the 1994 season.