Hector is the 8th name on the 2030 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2030. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter H. Since 1982, nine storms have been named Hector; the strongest, in 2018, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Hector is on the 2030 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).
Hector 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. Hector is name 8 of 24, and 45 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Hector formed in the East Pacific in August 2024 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Hector (2024): track and historyHector formed in the East Pacific in July 2018 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 936 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 16 days.
Hurricane Hector (2018): track and historyHector formed in the East Pacific in August 2012 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 995 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Tropical Storm Hector (2012): track and historyHector formed in the East Pacific in August 2006 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 966 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Hurricane Hector (2006): track and historyHector formed in the East Pacific in August 2000 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 983 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Hector (2000): track and historyHector formed in the East Pacific in August 1994 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 993 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Hector (1994): track and historyHector formed in the East Pacific in July 1988 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 935 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Hurricane Hector (1988): track and historyHector formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 1986 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 982 mb. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Hector (1986): track and historyHector formed in the East Pacific in July 1982 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 5 days.
Hurricane Hector (1982): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hector 1986 | 14.7°S 127.9°E | 1986-01-19 17:00 | 40 mph / 65 km/h |
| Hector 1986 | 17.4°S 123.4°E | 1986-01-22 18:00 | 50 mph / 85 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 2024, 2018, 2012, 2006, 2000, 1994 and 1988, Hector was the 8th name used in the East Pacific season.
Seasons where our archive is missing an earlier name are left out, because we can’t confirm the count.
Storms named Hector 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 Hector in 2024, in the East Pacific. It formed on August 22, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h) and lasted 6 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 8th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2018, 2012, 2006, 2000, 1994, 1988, 1986 and 1982.
Hurricane Hector in 2018 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 936 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in July. The weakest of the nine, in 2012, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).