Milton is a retired Atlantic hurricane name. The World Meteorological Organization took it off the lists after the 2024 storm, so no future Atlantic storm will be called Milton. Its place on the list now belongs to Miguel, on the 2030 list. It is the only storm named Milton in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.
Yes. Milton is on NHC’s list of retired Atlantic names because of the 2024 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 Miguel, on the 2030 Atlantic list, which is next used in 2030.
Milton formed in the Atlantic in October 2024 and peaked as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (285 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 895 mb. It made landfall near Bayshore Gardens, United States. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Milton (2024): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton 2024 | Bayshore Gardens, United States | 2024-10-10 00:30 | 115 mph / 185 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 2024, Milton was the 13th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Hurricane Milton in 2024, in the Atlantic. It formed on October 4, peaked at 180 mph (285 km/h) and lasted 7 days. It made landfall near Bayshore Gardens, United States. It was the 13th name used in that Atlantic season. It is the only storm named Milton in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.