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The 2028 Atlantic Hurricane Season was yet another above average season. It had 17 tropical storms, 9 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes. The season began on June 29 with Hurricane Alex, and ended on December 16, with the dissipation of Tropical Storm Richard. This season featured the earliest category 4 Atlantic Hurricane on record, Hurricane Alex.
This year had many destructive storms. In June and July, Hurricane Alex became an exceptionally early-season category 4 hurricane and caused very severe damage in Nicaragua. In August, Hurricane Gilmore became an extremely intense hurricane, and caused damage in Cuba and the United States. In October, Hurricane Karl caused widespread damage in Haiti and New England as a very large category 1 hurricane, and Hurricane Martin struck Haiti as a category 3 hurricane. The season ended with Tropical Storm Richard on December 16.
The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2028. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2034 season. This was the same list used in the 2022 season, with the exception of Darcey and Gilmore, which replaced Danielle and Gaston, respectively. The names Darcey and Gilmore were used for the first time this year.
Alex
Bonnie
Colin
Darcey
Elliot
Fiona
Gilmore
Hermine
Ian
Julia
Karl
Lisa
Martin
Nicole
Owen
Paula
Richard
Shary (unused)
Tobias (unused)
Virginie (unused)
Walter (unused)
Retirement[]
On April 23, 2029, at the 51st session of the RA IV hurricane committee, the World Meteorological Organization retired the names Alex, Gilmore, Karl, and Martin from List #2, and they will not be used again for another Atlantic hurricane. The names will be replaced with Adam, Giorgio, Kenny, and Mason for the 2034 season.
