Gaston is the 7th name on the 2028 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2028. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter G. Since 2004, four storms have been named Gaston; the strongest, in 2016, peaked as a Category 3 hurricane.
No. Gaston is on the 2028 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).
Gaston is next scheduled for 2028, when the 2028 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. Gaston is name 7 of 21, and 41 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Gaston formed in the Atlantic in September 2022 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 8 days.
Tropical Storm Gaston (2022): track and historyGaston formed in the Atlantic in August 2016 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Hurricane Gaston (2016): track and historyGaston formed in the Atlantic in September 2010 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1005 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Gaston (2010): track and historyGaston formed in the Atlantic in August 2004 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It made landfall near Mount Pleasant, United States. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Gaston (2004): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston 2004 | Mount Pleasant, United States | 2004-08-29 14:00 | 75 mph / 120 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 2022, 2016, 2010 and 2004, Gaston was the 7th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Gaston in 2022, in the Atlantic. It formed on September 19, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h) and lasted 8 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 7th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2016, 2010 and 2004.
Hurricane Gaston in 2016 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in August. The weakest of the four, in 2010, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).