Bill is the 2nd name on the 2027 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2027. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter B. Since 1981, eight storms have been named Bill; the strongest, in 1984, peaked as a Category 4 super typhoon.
No. Bill is on the 2027 list of Atlantic names, and it is not among the 100 names NHC lists as retired from the Atlantic (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
Bill is next scheduled for 2027, when the 2027 list is used. 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. Bill is name 2 of 21, and every Atlantic season from 1980 to 2025 got at least that far.
Bill formed in the Atlantic in June 2021 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 992 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Bill (2021): track and historyBill formed in the Atlantic in June 2015 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb. It made landfall near Rockport, United States. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Bill (2015): track and historyBill formed in the Atlantic in August 2009 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 943 mb. It made landfall near Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Hurricane Bill (2009): track and historyBill formed in the Atlantic in June 2003 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb. It made landfall near Houma, United States. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Bill (2003): track and historyBill formed in the Atlantic in July 1997 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 986 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Hurricane Bill (1997): track and historyBill formed in the West Pacific in August 1988 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It made landfall near Lianghu, China. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Bill (1988): track and historyBill formed in the West Pacific in November 1984 and peaked as a Category 4 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 910 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 15 days.
Super Typhoon Bill (1984): track and historyBill formed in the West Pacific in September 1981 and peaked as a Category 2 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Typhoon Bill (1981): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill 2015 | Rockport, United States | 2015-06-16 16:45 | 60 mph / 95 km/h |
| Bill 2009 | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2009-08-24 03:00 | 70 mph / 110 km/h |
| Bill 2003 | Houma, United States | 2003-06-30 19:00 | 60 mph / 95 km/h |
| Bill 1988 | Lianghu, China | 1988-08-07 18:00 | 45 mph / 75 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 2021, 2015, 2009, 2003 and 1997, Bill was the 2nd name used in the Atlantic season.
Storms named Bill appear in more than one ocean in our archive:
Each ocean region keeps its own name lists, drawn up by its own WMO regional committee (Tropical cyclone naming), so the same name can be given to unrelated storms in different oceans.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Bill in 2021, in the Atlantic. It formed on June 13, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h) and lasted 2 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 2nd name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2015, 2009, 2003, 1997, 1988, 1984 and 1981.
Super Typhoon Bill in 1984 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 super typhoon with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 910 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in November. The weakest of the eight, in 1988, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).