Marilyn is a retired Atlantic hurricane name. The World Meteorological Organization took it off the lists after the 1995 storm, so no future Atlantic storm will be called Marilyn. Its place on the list now belongs to Molly, on the 2031 list. It is the only storm named Marilyn in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.
Yes. Marilyn is on NHC’s list of retired Atlantic names because of the 1995 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 M slot, now belongs to Molly, on the 2031 Atlantic list, which is next used in 2031.
Marilyn formed in the Atlantic in September 1995 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 949 mb. It made landfall near Roseau, Dominica. The system was tracked for 19 days.
Hurricane Marilyn (1995): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marilyn 1995 | Roseau, Dominica | 1995-09-14 21:00 | 80 mph / 130 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 1995, Marilyn was the 13th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Hurricane Marilyn in 1995, in the Atlantic. It formed on September 12, peaked at 115 mph (185 km/h) and lasted 19 days. It made landfall near Roseau, Dominica. It was the 13th name used in that Atlantic season. It is the only storm named Marilyn in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.