Elida is the 5th name on the 2026 list of East Pacific hurricane names, and it has been used in 2026: Tropical Storm Elida formed on July 12. The list comes back in 2032, when Elida is used only if the season reaches the letter E. Since 1984, eight storms have been named Elida; the strongest, in 2002, peaked as a Category 5 hurricane.
No. Elida 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).
Elida 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. Elida is name 5 of 24, and every East Pacific season from 1980 to 2025 got at least that far.
Elida formed in the East Pacific in July 2026 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Tropical Storm Elida (2026): track and historyElida formed in the East Pacific in August 2020 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 971 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Hurricane Elida (2020): track and historyElida formed in the East Pacific in June 2014 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Elida (2014): track and historyElida formed in the East Pacific in July 2008 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane 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 10 days.
Hurricane Elida (2008): track and historyElida formed in the East Pacific in July 2002 and peaked as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 921 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Hurricane Elida (2002): track and historyElida formed in the East Pacific in August 1996 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 Elida (1996): track and historyElida formed in the East Pacific in June 1990 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Hurricane Elida (1990): track and historyElida formed in the East Pacific in June 1984 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Hurricane Elida (1984): track and historyNames 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, 2014, 2008, 2002, 1996, 1990 and 1984, Elida was the 5th name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Elida in 2026, in the East Pacific. It formed on July 12, peaked at 70 mph (110 km/h) and lasted 8 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 5th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2020, 2014, 2008, 2002, 1996, 1990 and 1984.
Hurricane Elida in 2002 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 921 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in July. The weakest of the eight, in 2014, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).