Holly is the 8th name on the 2030 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2030. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter H. Since 1981, four storms have been named Holly; the strongest, in 1987, peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon.
No. Holly is on the 2030 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).
Holly 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. Holly is name 8 of 21, and 38 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Holly formed in the West Pacific in September 1987 and peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 900 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 17 days.
Super Typhoon Holly (1987): track and historyHolly formed in the West Pacific in August 1984. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Depression Holly (1984): track and historyHolly formed in the West Pacific in August 1984 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Typhoon Holly (1984): track and historyHolly formed in the West Pacific in April 1981 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Tropical Storm Holly (1981): track and historyThe most recent was Super Typhoon Holly in 1987, in the West Pacific. It formed on September 1, peaked at 160 mph (260 km/h) and lasted 17 days. It did not make landfall. Holly is the 8th name on the 2030 list of Atlantic names. Before that, the name was used in 1984 and 1981.
Super Typhoon Holly in 1987 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 900 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in September. The weakest of the four, in 1984, peaked below tropical-storm strength.