Ingrid is a retired Atlantic hurricane name. The World Meteorological Organization took it off the lists after the 2013 storm, so no future Atlantic storm will be called Ingrid. Its place on the list now belongs to Imelda, on the 2031 list. Since 1984, five storms have been named Ingrid; the strongest, in 2005, peaked as a Category 4 cyclone.
Yes. Ingrid is on NHC’s list of retired Atlantic names because of the 2013 storm. It is one of 100 names retired there since 1954 (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
A name is retired when a storm was so deadly or costly that using the name again would be insensitive; the World Meteorological Organization then picks a new name with the same first letter at its annual meeting.
It won’t be. Retired names are not used again on the Atlantic lists. Its place on the list, the I slot, now belongs to Imelda, on the 2031 Atlantic list, which is next used in 2031.
Ingrid formed in the Atlantic in September 2013 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 983 mb. It made landfall near Soto la Marina, Mexico. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Hurricane Ingrid (2013): track and historyIngrid formed in the Atlantic in September 2007 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Ingrid (2007): track and historyIngrid formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 2005 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 904 mb. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Cyclone Ingrid (2005): track and historyIngrid formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1995 and peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 945 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Cyclone Ingrid (1995): track and historyIngrid formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1984 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Tropical Storm Ingrid (1984): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingrid 2013 | Soto la Marina, Mexico | 2013-09-16 11:15 | 65 mph / 100 km/h |
| Ingrid 2005 | 13.2°S 143.4°E | 2005-03-09 20:00 | 105 mph / 170 km/h |
| Ingrid 2005 | 11.2°S 132.3°E | 2005-03-12 21:00 | 140 mph / 220 km/h |
| Ingrid 2005 | 11.3°S 130.5°E | 2005-03-13 15:00 | 115 mph / 185 km/h |
| Ingrid 2005 | 13.8°S 127.1°E | 2005-03-15 12:00 | 145 mph / 230 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 both 2013 and 2007, Ingrid was the 9th name used in the Atlantic season.
Storms named Ingrid 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 Hurricane Ingrid in 2013, in the Atlantic. It formed on September 12, peaked at 85 mph (140 km/h) and lasted 5 days. It made landfall near Soto la Marina, Mexico. It was the 9th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2007, 2005, 1995 and 1984.
Cyclone Ingrid in 2005 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 cyclone with winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 904 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March. The weakest of the five, in 2007, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).