Greg is the 7th name on the 2029 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2029. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter G. Since 1981, 11 storms have been named Greg; the strongest, in 1993, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Greg is on the 2029 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).
Greg is next scheduled for 2029, when the 2029 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. Greg is name 7 of 24, and every East Pacific season from 1980 to 2025 got at least that far.
Greg formed in the East Pacific in August 2023 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 5 days.
Tropical Storm Greg (2023): track and historyGreg formed in the East Pacific in July 2017 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Tropical Storm Greg (2017): track and historyGreg formed in the Southern Hemisphere in April 2017 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 995 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Greg (2017): track and historyGreg formed in the East Pacific in August 2011 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Hurricane Greg (2011): track and historyGreg formed in the East Pacific in August 2005 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 5 days.
Tropical Storm Greg (2005): track and historyGreg formed in the East Pacific in September 1999 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 986 mb. It made landfall near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Hurricane Greg (1999): track and historyGreg formed in the West Pacific in December 1996 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h). It made landfall near Kudat, Malaysia. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Greg (1996): track and historyGreg formed in the East Pacific in August 1993 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 948 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 14 days.
Hurricane Greg (1993): track and historyGreg formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1990 and peaked as a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Depression Greg (1990): track and historyGreg formed in the East Pacific in July 1987 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Greg (1987): track and historyGreg formed in the East Pacific in August 1981 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Hurricane Greg (1981): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg 1999 | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | 1999-09-07 21:00 | 60 mph / 95 km/h |
| Greg 1996 | Kudat, Malaysia | 1996-12-26 00:00 | 40 mph / 65 km/h |
| Greg 1990 | 17.9°S 140.2°E | 1990-03-05 09:00 | 30 mph / 50 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 2023, 2017, 2011, 2005, 1999, 1993, 1987 and 1981, Greg was the 7th name used in the East Pacific season.
Storms named Greg 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 Greg in 2023, in the East Pacific. It formed on August 14, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h) and lasted 5 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 7th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2017, 2011, 2005, 1999, 1996, 1993, 1990, 1987 and 1981.
Hurricane Greg in 1993 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 948 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in August. The weakest of the 11, in 1990, peaked at 35 mph (55 km/h).