Isis is a retired Pacific hurricane name. The World Meteorological Organization took it off the lists after the 2004 storm, so no future storm in the eastern or central Pacific will be called Isis. Its place on the list now belongs to Ivette, on the 2028 list. Since 1980, five storms have been named Isis; the strongest, in 1980, peaked as a Category 2 hurricane.
Yes. Isis is on NHC’s list of retired eastern and central Pacific names because of the 2004 storm. It is one of 22 names retired there since 1965 (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 eastern and central Pacific lists. Its place on the list, the I slot, now belongs to Ivette, on the 2028 East Pacific list, which is next used in 2028.
Isis formed in the East Pacific in September 2004 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Hurricane Isis (2004): track and historyIsis formed in the East Pacific in August 1998 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 988 mb. It made landfall near Topolobampo, Mexico. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Hurricane Isis (1998): track and historyIsis formed in the East Pacific in July 1992 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 992 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Isis (1992): track and historyIsis formed in the East Pacific in August 1986 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Isis (1986): track and historyIsis formed in the East Pacific in August 1980 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Hurricane Isis (1980): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isis 1998 | Topolobampo, Mexico | 1998-09-03 03:00 | 70 mph / 115 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 2004, 1998, 1992, 1986 and 1980, Isis was the 9th name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Hurricane Isis in 2004, in the East Pacific. It formed on September 8, peaked at 75 mph (120 km/h) and lasted 13 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 9th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 1998, 1992, 1986 and 1980.
Hurricane Isis in 1980 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 mph (155 km/h). It formed in the East Pacific in August. The weakest of the five, in 1986, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).