Lane is the 12th name on the 2030 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2030. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter L. Since 1982, nine storms have been named Lane; the strongest, in 2018, peaked as a Category 5 hurricane.
No. Lane is on the 2030 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).
Lane is next scheduled for 2030, when the 2030 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. Lane is name 12 of 24, and 40 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Lane formed in the East Pacific in November 2024 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 2 days.
Tropical Storm Lane (2024): track and historyLane formed in the East Pacific in August 2018 and peaked as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 926 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 16 days.
Hurricane Lane (2018): track and historyLane formed in the East Pacific in September 2012 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Hurricane Lane (2012): track and historyLane formed in the East Pacific in September 2006 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 952 mb. It made landfall near El Rosario, Mexico. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Hurricane Lane (2006): track and historyLane formed in the East Pacific in September 2000 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 967 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Hurricane Lane (2000): track and historyLane formed in the Central Pacific in September 1994 and peaked as a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph (45 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1010 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 1 day.
Tropical Depression Lane (1994): track and historyLane formed in the East Pacific in September 1994 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 948 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Lane (1994): track and historyLane formed in the East Pacific in September 1988 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Hurricane Lane (1988): track and historyLane formed in the East Pacific in August 1982 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Lane (1982): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane 2006 | El Rosario, Mexico | 2006-09-16 19:15 | 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 each of 2024, 2018, 2012, 2006, 2000, 1994 and 1988, Lane was the 12th name used in the East Pacific season.
Seasons where our archive is missing an earlier name are left out, because we can’t confirm the count.
Storms named Lane 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 Lane in 2024, in the East Pacific. It formed on November 1, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h) and lasted 2 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 12th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2018, 2012, 2006, 2000, 1994, 1988 and 1982.
Hurricane Lane in 2018 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 926 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in August. The weakest of the nine, in 1994, peaked at 30 mph (45 km/h).