Kenneth is the 11th name on the 2029 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2029. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter K. Since 1993, six storms have been named Kenneth; the strongest, in 1993, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Kenneth is on the 2029 list of East Pacific names, and it is not among the 22 names NHC lists as retired from the eastern and central Pacific (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
Kenneth 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. Kenneth is name 11 of 24, and 42 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Kenneth formed in the East Pacific in September 2023 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Kenneth (2023): track and historyKenneth formed in the Southern Hemisphere in April 2019 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 934 mb. It made landfall near Ibo, Mozambique. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Cyclone Kenneth (2019): track and historyKenneth formed in the East Pacific in August 2017 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 951 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Hurricane Kenneth (2017): track and historyKenneth formed in the East Pacific in November 2011 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Kenneth (2011): track and historyKenneth formed in the East Pacific in September 2005 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 947 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 16 days.
Hurricane Kenneth (2005): track and historyKenneth formed in the East Pacific in September 1993 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 932 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Hurricane Kenneth (1993): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth 2019 | Ibo, Mozambique | 2019-04-25 15:00 | 115 mph / 180 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, 2011, 2005 and 1993, Kenneth was the 11th name used in the East Pacific season.
Storms named Kenneth 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 Tropical Storm Kenneth in 2023, in the East Pacific. It formed on September 18, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h) and lasted 7 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 11th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2019, 2017, 2011, 2005 and 1993.
Hurricane Kenneth in 1993 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 932 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in September. The weakest of the six, in 2023, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).