Isaac is the 9th 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 I. Since 1982, seven storms have been named Isaac; the strongest, in 2000, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Isaac 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).
Isaac 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. Isaac is name 9 of 21, and 36 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Isaac formed in the Atlantic in September 2024 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 963 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Hurricane Isaac (2024): track and historyIsaac formed in the Atlantic in September 2018 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 995 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Isaac (2018): track and historyIsaac formed in the Atlantic in August 2012 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb. It made 4 landfalls, first near Grangwav, Haiti and last near Galliano, United States. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Hurricane Isaac (2012): track and historyIsaac formed in the Atlantic in September 2006 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Hurricane Isaac (2006): track and historyIsaac formed in the Atlantic in September 2000 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 943 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Hurricane Isaac (2000): track and historyIsaac formed in the Atlantic in September 1988 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1005 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Isaac (1988): track and historyIsaac formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1982 and peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 930 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Cyclone Isaac (1982): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac 2012 | Grangwav, Haiti | 2012-08-25 06:00 | 65 mph / 100 km/h |
| Isaac 2012 | Baracoa, Cuba | 2012-08-25 15:00 | 60 mph / 95 km/h |
| Isaac 2012 | Galliano, United States | 2012-08-29 00:00 | 80 mph / 130 km/h |
| Isaac 2012 | Galliano, United States | 2012-08-29 08:00 | 80 mph / 130 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 and 1988, Isaac was the 9th name used in the Atlantic season.
Storms named Isaac 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 Isaac in 2024, in the Atlantic. It formed on September 24, peaked at 105 mph (165 km/h) and lasted 9 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 9th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2018, 2012, 2006, 2000, 1988 and 1982.
Hurricane Isaac in 2000 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 943 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in September. The weakest of the seven, in 1988, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).