Retirement
See also: List of retired Atlantic hurricane namesBecause of the destruction, extreme death tolls and intensity, the name Allen was retired from the Atlantic tropic storms list by the World Meteorological Organization in the spring of 1981, and will never be used again for a future Atlantic hurricane. It was replaced with Andrew in the 1986 season.
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—Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667)
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