Joaquin is a retired Atlantic hurricane name. The World Meteorological Organization took it off the lists after the 2015 storm, so no future Atlantic storm will be called Joaquin. Its place on the list now belongs to Julian, on the 2027 list. It is the only storm named Joaquin in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.
Yes. Joaquin is on NHC’s list of retired Atlantic names because of the 2015 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 J slot, now belongs to Julian, on the 2027 Atlantic list, which is next used in 2027.
Joaquin formed in the Atlantic in September 2015 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 931 mb. It made landfall near George Town, Bahamas. The system was tracked for 18 days.
Hurricane Joaquin (2015): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquin 2015 | 23.1°N 73.7°W | 2015-10-01 12:00 | 130 mph / 215 km/h |
| Joaquin 2015 | George Town, Bahamas | 2015-10-02 16:00 | 125 mph / 205 km/h |
| Joaquin 2015 | 24.1°N 74.5°W | 2015-10-02 21:00 | 125 mph / 205 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 2015, Joaquin was the 10th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Hurricane Joaquin in 2015, in the Atlantic. It formed on September 26, peaked at 155 mph (250 km/h) and lasted 18 days. It made landfall near George Town, Bahamas. It was the 10th name used in that Atlantic season. It is the only storm named Joaquin in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.