Blanca is the 2nd name on the 2027 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2027. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter B. Since 1985, seven storms have been named Blanca; the strongest, in 2015, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Blanca is on the 2027 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).
Blanca 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. Blanca is name 2 of 24, and every East Pacific season from 1980 to 2025 got at least that far.
Blanca formed in the East Pacific in May 2021 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Blanca (2021): track and historyBlanca formed in the East Pacific in May 2015 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 936 mb. It made 3 landfalls, first near Puerto San Carlos, Mexico and last near Santa Rosalía, Mexico. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Hurricane Blanca (2015): track and historyBlanca formed in the East Pacific in July 2009 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Tropical Storm Blanca (2009): track and historyBlanca formed in the East Pacific 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 did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Tropical Storm Blanca (2003): track and historyBlanca formed in the East Pacific in June 1997 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Blanca (1997): track and historyBlanca formed in the East Pacific in June 1991 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Blanca (1991): track and historyBlanca formed in the East Pacific in June 1985 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Hurricane Blanca (1985): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanca 2015 | Puerto San Carlos, Mexico | 2015-06-08 10:30 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
| Blanca 2015 | Puerto San Carlos, Mexico | 2015-06-08 11:15 | 45 mph / 75 km/h |
| Blanca 2015 | Santa Rosalía, Mexico | 2015-06-08 20:30 | 35 mph / 55 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, 1997, 1991 and 1985, Blanca was the 2nd name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Blanca in 2021, in the East Pacific. It formed on May 30, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h) and lasted 6 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 2nd name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2015, 2009, 2003, 1997, 1991 and 1985.
Hurricane Blanca in 2015 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 936 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in May and made landfall near Puerto San Carlos, Mexico. The weakest of the seven, in 1997, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).