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It should still be titled "Hurricane Irene", as any storm that reaches Hurricane status is called a hurricane for eternity. It will go down as Hurricane Irene, in the same way that every hurricane is recorded as a hurricane, not the tropical storm all hurricanes eventually dissipate to. By this logic, shouldn't we refer to any former President as "Ex-President" in all cases, even though convention tells us to formally refer to them as "President"? [[User:AaronL|AaronL]] 09:45, 28 August 2011 (EDT)

It should still be titled "Hurricane Irene", as any storm that reaches Hurricane status is called a hurricane for eternity. It will go down as Hurricane Irene, in the same way that every hurricane is recorded as a hurricane, not the tropical storm all hurricanes eventually dissipate to. By this logic, shouldn't we refer to any former President as "Ex-President" in all cases, even though convention tells us to formally refer to them as "President"? [[User:AaronL|AaronL]] 09:45, 28 August 2011 (EDT)

:Yes - storms that reach hurricane statis keep that reference forever. We still call Andrew and Katrina hurricanes even though they eventually downgraded and petered out. The name "Irene" has been used before - I don't know if it will be retired this time or not. It depends on the death toll/damages, I believe. --[[User:SharonW|SharonW]] 09:56, 28 August 2011 (EDT)

:Yes - storms that reach hurricane statis keep that reference forever. We still call Andrew and Katrina hurricanes even though they eventually downgraded and petered out. The name "Irene" has been used before - I don't know if it will be retired this time or not. It depends on the death toll/damages, I believe. --[[User:SharonW|SharonW]] 09:56, 28 August 2011 (EDT)