Fiona and Ian retired as hurricane names by WMO

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The names "Fiona" and "Ian" will no longer be used to name Tropical Storms or Hurricanes in the future. Those names were retired by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) due to the devastation and deaths caused by both storms.NOAA and WMO has lists of predetermined names to help differentiate between storms. These lists repeat every six years. Names get "retired" from the list if they cause too much death or destruction.WMO determined "Fiona" and "Ian" would be replac