Lisa is the 12th name on the 2028 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2028. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter L. Since 1981, nine storms have been named Lisa; the strongest, in 1991, peaked as a Category 1 cyclone.
No. Lisa is on the 2028 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).
Lisa is next scheduled for 2028, when the 2028 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. Lisa is name 12 of 21, and 28 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Lisa formed in the Atlantic in October 2022 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It made landfall near Belize City, Belize. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Hurricane Lisa (2022): track and historyLisa formed in the Atlantic in September 2016 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 999 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Lisa (2016): track and historyLisa formed in the Atlantic in September 2010 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 982 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Hurricane Lisa (2010): track and historyLisa formed in the Atlantic in September 2004 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 14 days.
Hurricane Lisa (2004): track and historyLisa formed in the Atlantic in October 1998 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 995 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Hurricane Lisa (1998): track and historyLisa formed in the West Pacific in August 1996 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb. It made landfall near Huanggang, China. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Lisa (1996): track and historyLisa formed in the Southern Hemisphere in May 1991 and peaked as a Category 1 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 972 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 15 days.
Cyclone Lisa (1991): track and historyLisa formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December 1982 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Tropical Storm Lisa (1982): track and historyLisa formed in the Southern Hemisphere in April 1981 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Tropical Storm Lisa (1981): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa 2022 | Belize City, Belize | 2022-11-02 21:30 | 90 mph / 150 km/h |
| Lisa 1996 | Huanggang, China | 1996-08-06 15:00 | 40 mph / 60 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 2022, 2016, 2010, 2004 and 1998, Lisa was the 12th name used in the Atlantic season.
Storms named Lisa 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 Lisa in 2022, in the Atlantic. It formed on October 30, peaked at 90 mph (150 km/h) and lasted 6 days. It made landfall near Belize City, Belize. It was the 12th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2016, 2010, 2004, 1998, 1996, 1991, 1982 and 1981.
Cyclone Lisa in 1991 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 cyclone with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 972 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in May. The weakest of the nine, in 1996, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).