Cindy is the 3rd name on the 2029 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2029. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter C. Since 1981, nine storms have been named Cindy; the strongest, in 1999, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Cindy is on the 2029 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).
Cindy is next scheduled for 2029, when the 2029 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. Cindy is name 3 of 21, and every Atlantic season from 1980 to 2025 got at least that far.
Cindy formed in the Atlantic in June 2023 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Cindy (2023): track and historyCindy formed in the Atlantic in June 2017 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 991 mb. It made landfall near Port Arthur, United States. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Cindy (2017): track and historyCindy formed in the Atlantic in July 2011 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Cindy (2011): track and historyCindy formed in the Atlantic in July 2005 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 991 mb. It made 3 landfalls, first near Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Mexico and last near Waveland, United States. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Cindy (2005): track and historyCindy formed in the Atlantic in August 1999 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 942 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Hurricane Cindy (1999): track and historyCindy formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1998 and peaked as a Category 2 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 14 days.
Cyclone Cindy (1998): track and historyCindy formed in the Atlantic in August 1993 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1007 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Rivière-Pilote, Martinique and last near Santa Cruz de Barahona, Dominican Republic. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Cindy (1993): track and historyCindy formed in the Atlantic in September 1987 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Cindy (1987): track and historyCindy formed in the Atlantic in August 1981 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Cindy (1981): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy 2017 | Port Arthur, United States | 2017-06-22 07:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
| Cindy 2005 | Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Mexico | 2005-07-04 03:30 | 35 mph / 55 km/h |
| Cindy 2005 | Galliano, United States | 2005-07-06 03:00 | 75 mph / 120 km/h |
| Cindy 2005 | Waveland, United States | 2005-07-06 09:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
| Cindy 1993 | Rivière-Pilote, Martinique | 1993-08-14 18:00 | 40 mph / 65 km/h |
| Cindy 1993 | Santa Cruz de Barahona, Dominican Republic | 1993-08-16 21:00 | 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 2023, 2017, 2011, 2005, 1999, 1993, 1987 and 1981, Cindy was the 3rd name used in the Atlantic season.
Storms named Cindy 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 Cindy in 2023, in the Atlantic. It formed on June 22, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h) and lasted 4 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 3rd name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2017, 2011, 2005, 1999, 1998, 1993, 1987 and 1981.
Hurricane Cindy in 1999 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 942 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in August. The weakest of the nine, in 1993, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).