Francine is the 6th name on the 2030 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2030. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter F. It is the only storm named Francine in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.
No. Francine is on the 2030 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).
Francine is next scheduled for 2030, when the 2030 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. Francine is name 6 of 21, and 44 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Francine formed in the Atlantic in September 2024 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 972 mb. It made landfall near Patterson, United States. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Hurricane Francine (2024): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francine 2024 | Patterson, United States | 2024-09-11 22:00 | 105 mph / 165 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 2024, Francine was the 6th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Hurricane Francine in 2024, in the Atlantic. It formed on September 8, peaked at 105 mph (165 km/h) and lasted 5 days. It made landfall near Patterson, United States. It was the 6th name used in that Atlantic season. It is the only storm named Francine in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.