Katrina, as a hurricane name
- Cause of death
- Killed by disaster
The WMO retires any storm name attached to a disaster too deadly for the name to be reused.
Atlantic hurricane names rotate on a six-year cycle, so a name normally comes back around forever. The exception is a storm so destructive that reusing the name would be insensitive, at which point the WMO's hurricane committee strikes it permanently. Katrina was retired in spring 2006 alongside Dennis, Rita, Stan and Wilma, the largest single retirement in the list's history. The replacement name is Katia.
Standing in the archive
Rank 62 of 127 by lifespan. Katrina, as a hurricane name outlasted 52% of everything else on file.
Cite this entry
"Katrina, as a hurricane name." How Long It Lasted, https://www.howlongitlasted.com/thing/hurricane-name-katrina.
Died nearby
- Chi-Chi'sabout 29 years · killed by disaster
- Zimaabout 28 years · killed by disaster
- Aunt Jemima, as a brand nameabout 132 years · killed by scandal
- Brontosaurus, as a valid genusabout 23 years · killed by a successor
- Cape Kennedyabout 9 years · killed by regulation
Sources
- Tropical cyclone naming — Wikipedia (archived)
- Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names — NOAA National Hurricane Center (archived)
Last checked by a human on 24 July 2026