Igor is a retired Atlantic hurricane name. The World Meteorological Organization took it off the lists after the 2010 storm, so no future Atlantic storm will be called Igor. Its place on the list now belongs to Idris, on the 2028 list. It is the only storm named Igor in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.
Yes. Igor is on NHC’s list of retired Atlantic names because of the 2010 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. Its place on the list, the I slot, now belongs to Idris, on the 2028 Atlantic list, which is next used in 2028.
Igor formed in the Atlantic in September 2010 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 924 mb. It made landfall near Conception Bay South, Canada. The system was tracked for 15 days.
Hurricane Igor (2010): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igor 2010 | Conception Bay South, Canada | 2010-09-21 15:00 | 85 mph / 140 km/h |
Names go in alphabetical order, one per storm, as each storm reaches tropical-storm strength (39 mph, 34 knots), so a storm’s place in its season decides its name.
In 2010, Igor was the 9th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Hurricane Igor in 2010, in the Atlantic. It formed on September 8, peaked at 155 mph (250 km/h) and lasted 15 days. It made landfall near Conception Bay South, Canada. It was the 9th name used in that Atlantic season. It is the only storm named Igor in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.