Connie is a retired Atlantic hurricane name. The World Meteorological Organization took it off the lists after the 1955 storm, so no future Atlantic storm will be called Connie. Since 1987, two storms have been named Connie; the strongest, in 2000, peaked as a Category 4 cyclone.
Yes. Connie is on NHC’s list of retired Atlantic names because of the 1955 storm. It is one of 100 names retired there since 1954 (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
A name is retired when a storm was so deadly or costly that using the name again would be insensitive; the World Meteorological Organization then picks a new name with the same first letter at its annual meeting.
It won’t be. Retired names are not used again on the Atlantic lists.
Connie formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 2000 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 930 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Cyclone Connie (2000): track and historyConnie formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 1987 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb. It made landfall near Port Hedland, Australia. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Tropical Storm Connie (1987): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connie 1987 | Port Hedland, Australia | 1987-01-19 12:00 | 60 mph / 95 km/h |
The most recent was Cyclone Connie in 2000, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on January 25, peaked at 140 mph (220 km/h) and lasted 9 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1987.
Cyclone Connie in 2000 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 cyclone with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 930 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January. The weakest of the two, in 1987, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h).