User:Cooper7579/2023 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season was an above-average Atlantic hurricane season, featuring 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes. The season officially began on June 1, 2023, and ended on November 30, 2023. These dates historically describe the period each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin and are adopted by convention.

Storm names
The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2023. The names not retired from this list were used again in the 2029 season. This was the same list used in the 2017 season, with the exceptions of Harold, Idalia, Margot, and Nigel, which replaced Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate, respectively. The names Harold, Idalia, Margot, and Nigel were used for the first time this year.

Retirement
On March 24, 2024, at the 46th session of the RA IV hurricane committee, the World Meteorological Organization retired the name Cindy from its rotating name lists due to the amount of deaths and damage it caused, and it will not be used again for another Atlantic hurricane. Cindy was replaced with Catherine for the 2029 season.