name storms during the 1953 season. The list was the same for the 1954 season as well, with only one exception - Gilda, which replaced Gail, to not confuse the name with the term, Gale. Initially, all female names were used; it was not until the 1979 season that male and female names were used in alternating order. Names that were not assigned are marked in . All storm names were named for the first time. No names were retired, because the World Meteorological Organization only started to retire storm names in the next year, 1954. See also List of Atlantic hurricanes List of off-season Atlantic hurricanes References External links Monthly Weather Review On the formation of Tropical Storm Alice, 1953 Articles which contain graphical timelines