Gonzalo is the 7th name on the 2026 list of Atlantic hurricane names, and it has been used in 2026: Tropical Storm Gonzalo formed on September 22. The list comes back in 2032, when Gonzalo is used only if the season reaches the letter G. Since 2014, three storms have been named Gonzalo; the strongest, in 2014, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Gonzalo 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).
Gonzalo 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. Gonzalo is name 7 of 21, and 41 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Gonzalo formed in the Atlantic in September 2026 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 4 days.
Tropical Storm Gonzalo (2026): track and historyGonzalo formed in the Atlantic in July 2020 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb. It made landfall near Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Gonzalo (2020): track and historyGonzalo formed in the Atlantic in October 2014 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It made 4 landfalls, first near Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda and last near Paget Parish, Bermuda. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Hurricane Gonzalo (2014): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalo 2020 | Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago | 2020-07-25 15:30 | 35 mph / 55 km/h |
| Gonzalo 2014 | Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda | 2014-10-13 14:30 | 75 mph / 120 km/h |
| Gonzalo 2014 | Grand-Case, Saint Martin | 2014-10-13 22:45 | 85 mph / 140 km/h |
| Gonzalo 2014 | Grand-Case, Saint Martin | 2014-10-13 23:15 | 85 mph / 140 km/h |
| Gonzalo 2014 | Paget Parish, Bermuda | 2014-10-18 00:30 | 110 mph / 175 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 and 2014, Gonzalo was the 7th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Gonzalo in 2026, in the Atlantic. It formed on September 22, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h) and lasted 4 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 7th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2020 and 2014.
Hurricane Gonzalo in 2014 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in October and made landfall near Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. The weakest of the three, in 2026, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).