Josephine is the 10th name on the 2026 list of Atlantic hurricane names, and it hasn't been used yet in 2026. The season has reached Fay; Josephine is used this year only if four more storms are named. Otherwise it next comes up in 2032. Since 1984, six storms have been named Josephine; the strongest, in 1984, peaked as a Category 2 hurricane.
No. Josephine is on the 2026 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).
Josephine can still be used in 2026: the season has handed out 6 names so far, and Josephine is name 10. If the season ends first, Josephine next comes up in 2032, when the 2026 list returns.
A name on the list is used only if the season gets that far. Josephine is name 10 of 21, and 34 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Josephine formed in the Atlantic in August 2020 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Josephine (2020): track and historyJosephine formed in the Atlantic in September 2008 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Tropical Storm Josephine (2008): track and historyJosephine formed in the Atlantic in September 2002 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Josephine (2002): track and historyJosephine formed in the Atlantic in October 1996 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It made landfall near Perry, United States. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Tropical Storm Josephine (1996): track and historyJosephine formed in the Atlantic in September 1990 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 15 days.
Hurricane Josephine (1990): track and historyJosephine formed in the Atlantic in October 1984 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 14 days.
Hurricane Josephine (1984): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josephine 1996 | Perry, United States | 1996-10-08 03:30 | 70 mph / 110 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 2020, 2008, 2002, 1996, 1990 and 1984, Josephine was the 10th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Josephine in 2020, in the Atlantic. It formed on August 10, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h) and lasted 6 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 10th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2008, 2002, 1996, 1990 and 1984.
Hurricane Josephine in 1984 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in October. The weakest of the six, in 2002, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).