Fay is the 6th name on the 2026 list of Atlantic hurricane names, and it has been used in 2026: Tropical Storm Fay formed on September 17. The list comes back in 2032, when Fay is used only if the season reaches the letter F. Since 2002, six storms have been named Fay; the strongest, in 2004, peaked as a Category 4 cyclone.
No. Fay is on the 2026 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).
Fay 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. Fay is name 6 of 21, and 44 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Fay formed in the Atlantic in September 2026 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 995 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Fay (2026): track and historyFay formed in the Atlantic in July 2020 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb. It made landfall near Atlantic City, United States. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Fay (2020): track and historyFay formed in the Atlantic in October 2014 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 983 mb. It made landfall near Smith's Parish, Bermuda. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Hurricane Fay (2014): track and historyFay formed in the Atlantic in August 2008 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 986 mb. It made 8 landfalls, first near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and last near Tallahassee, United States. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Tropical Storm Fay (2008): track and historyFay formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 2004 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 922 mb. The system was tracked for 17 days.
Cyclone Fay (2004): track and historyFay formed in the Atlantic in September 2002 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb. It made landfall near Port Lavaca, United States. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Fay (2002): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fay 2020 | Atlantic City, United States | 2020-07-10 20:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
| Fay 2014 | Smith's Parish, Bermuda | 2014-10-12 08:10 | 80 mph / 130 km/h |
| Fay 2008 | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | 2008-08-15 14:30 | 40 mph / 65 km/h |
| Fay 2008 | Anse à Galets, Haiti | 2008-08-16 11:45 | 45 mph / 75 km/h |
| Fay 2008 | Pilón, Cuba | 2008-08-17 09:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
| Fay 2008 | Abreus, Cuba | 2008-08-18 07:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
| Fay 2008 | Key West, United States | 2008-08-18 20:30 | 60 mph / 95 km/h |
| Fay 2008 | Marco Island, United States | 2008-08-19 08:45 | 65 mph / 100 km/h |
| Fay 2008 | Ormond Beach, United States | 2008-08-21 19:00 | 65 mph / 100 km/h |
| Fay 2008 | Tallahassee, United States | 2008-08-23 06:15 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
| Fay 2004 | 20.1°S 120.0°E | 2004-03-27 03:00 | 125 mph / 200 km/h |
| Fay 2002 | Port Lavaca, United States | 2002-09-07 09:00 | 60 mph / 95 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, 2014, 2008 and 2002, Fay was the 6th name used in the Atlantic season.
Storms named Fay 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 Fay in 2026, in the Atlantic. It formed on September 17, peaked at 70 mph (110 km/h) and lasted 7 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 6th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2020, 2014, 2008, 2004 and 2002.
Cyclone Fay in 2004 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 cyclone with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 922 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March. The weakest of the six, in 2020, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h).