Halola is the 3rd name on Central Pacific list 4. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center uses its four Hawaiian lists one name after another, across years, so no name has a set year. The next name up is Olana, and Halola comes 30 names after it. It is the only storm named Halola in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.
No. Halola is on Central Pacific list 4, and it is not on NHC’s list of retired central and eastern Pacific names (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
When the rotation reaches it. Central Pacific names are used one after the other, and after the last name of list 4 the rotation goes back to list 1 (Tropical Cyclone Names). The next name up is Olana; Halola comes 30 names after it.
Halola formed in the Central Pacific in July 2015 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 959 mb. It made landfall near Kawatana, Japan. The system was tracked for 20 days.
Hurricane Halola (2015): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halola 2015 | Kawatana, Japan | 2015-07-26 10:00 | 30 mph / 50 km/h |
Halola is name 3 of 12 on Central Pacific list 4. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center names storms that reach tropical-storm strength between 140°W and the International Date Line, taking the next name in the rotation, so a Hawaiian name belongs to whichever storm comes along when its turn arrives.
The most recent was Hurricane Halola in 2015, in the Central Pacific. It formed on July 6, peaked at 100 mph (155 km/h) and lasted 20 days. It made landfall near Kawatana, Japan. Halola is name 3 on Central Pacific list 4. It is the only storm named Halola in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.