Katia is the 11th name on the 2029 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2029. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter K. Since 2011, three storms have been named Katia; the strongest, in 2011, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Katia is on the 2029 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).
Katia is next scheduled for 2029, when the 2029 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. Katia is name 11 of 21, and 34 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Katia formed in the Atlantic in August 2023 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 17 days.
Tropical Storm Katia (2023): track and historyKatia formed in the Atlantic in September 2017 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 972 mb. It made landfall near Gutiérrez Zamora, Mexico. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Hurricane Katia (2017): track and historyKatia formed in the Atlantic in August 2011 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 942 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 16 days.
Hurricane Katia (2011): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katia 2017 | Gutiérrez Zamora, Mexico | 2017-09-09 03:00 | 75 mph / 120 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 2023, 2017 and 2011, Katia was the 11th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Katia in 2023, in the Atlantic. It formed on August 30, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h) and lasted 17 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 11th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2017 and 2011.
Hurricane Katia in 2011 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 942 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in August. The weakest of the three, in 2023, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h).