Linda is the 12th name on the 2027 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2027. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter L. Since 1985, ten storms have been named Linda; the strongest, in 1997, peaked as a Category 5 hurricane.
No. Linda is on the 2027 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).
Linda is next scheduled for 2027, when the 2027 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. Linda is name 12 of 24, and 40 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Linda formed in the East Pacific in August 2021 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 953 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 15 days.
Hurricane Linda (2021): track and historyLinda formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 2018 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 989 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Linda (2018): track and historyLinda formed in the East Pacific in September 2015 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Hurricane Linda (2015): track and historyLinda formed in the East Pacific in September 2009 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Hurricane Linda (2009): track and historyLinda formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 2004 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 991 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Linda (2004): track and historyLinda formed in the East Pacific in September 2003 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Hurricane Linda (2003): track and historyLinda formed in the West Pacific in October 1997 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Tam Giang, Vietnam and last near Tanintharyi, Myanmar. The system was tracked for 16 days.
Typhoon Linda (1997): track and historyLinda formed in the East Pacific in September 1997 and peaked as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 902 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Linda (1997): track and historyLinda formed in the East Pacific in October 1991 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 957 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Hurricane Linda (1991): track and historyLinda formed in the East Pacific in July 1985 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Tropical Storm Linda (1985): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda 1997 | Tam Giang, Vietnam | 1997-11-02 09:00 | 65 mph / 100 km/h |
| Linda 1997 | Tanintharyi, Myanmar | 1997-11-03 21:00 | 55 mph / 90 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 2021, 2015, 2009, 2003, 1997 and 1985, Linda 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 Linda 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 Hurricane Linda in 2021, in the East Pacific. It formed on August 9, peaked at 130 mph (215 km/h) and lasted 15 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, 2015, 2009, 2004, 2003, 1997, 1991 and 1985.
Hurricane Linda in 1997 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 902 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in September. The weakest of the ten, in 2004, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).