1955 Atlantic Hurricane Season - Storm Names

Storm Names

The following names were used for named storms (tropical storms and hurricanes) that formed in the North Atlantic in 1955. Storms were named Brenda, Connie, Diane, Edith, Flora, Gladys, Hilda, Ione, Janet and Katie for the first time in 1955.

  • Alice (formed in December 1954)
  • Brenda
  • Connie
  • Diane
  • Edith
  • Flora
  • Gladys
  • Hilda
  • Ione
  • Janet
  • Katie
  • Linda (unused)
  • Martha (unused)
  • Nelly (unused)
  • Orva (unused)
  • Peggy (unused)
  • Queena (unused)
  • Rosa (unused)
  • Stella (unused)
  • Trudy (unused)
  • Ursa (unused)
  • Verna (unused)
  • Wilma (unused)
  • Xenia (unused)
  • Yvonne (unused)
  • Zelda (unused)

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