Amanda is the 1st name on the 2026 list of East Pacific hurricane names, and it has been used in 2026: Tropical Storm Amanda formed on May 31. The list comes back in 2032, when Amanda is used only if the season reaches the letter A. Since 2014, three storms have been named Amanda; the strongest, in 2014, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Amanda is on the 2026 list of East Pacific names, and it is not among the 22 names NHC lists as retired from the eastern and central Pacific (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
Amanda is next scheduled for 2032, when the 2026 list comes back. The six lists rotate, so each one returns every six years.
A name on the list is used only if the season gets that far. Amanda is name 1 of 24, and every East Pacific season from 1980 to 2025 got at least that far.
Amanda formed in the East Pacific in May 2026 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Tropical Storm Amanda (2026): track and historyAmanda formed in the East Pacific in May 2020 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb. It made landfall near Guazacapán, Guatemala. The system was tracked for 1 day.
Tropical Storm Amanda (2020): track and historyAmanda formed in the East Pacific in May 2014 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 932 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Amanda (2014): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda 2020 | Guazacapán, Guatemala | 2020-05-31 10:00 | 40 mph / 65 km/h |
Names go in alphabetical order, one per storm, as each storm reaches tropical-storm strength (39 mph, 34 knots), so a storm’s place in its season decides its name.
In each of 2026, 2020 and 2014, Amanda was the 1st name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Amanda in 2026, in the East Pacific. It formed on May 31, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h) and lasted 8 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 1st name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2020 and 2014.
Hurricane Amanda in 2014 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 932 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in May. The weakest of the three, in 2020, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).