Irene retired from tropical storm name list

MIAMI — Irene is being retired from the list of storm names because the 2011 hurricane killed 49 people and caused more than $15 billion in damage.

A report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the name will be replaced by Irma. Irene was retired Friday from the official list of Atlantic Basin tropical storm names by the World Meteorological Organization’s hurricane committee.

http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20120413/WIRE/120419798/1223?Title=Irene-retired-from-tropical-storm-name-list-