Lorena is the 12th name on the 2031 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2031. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter L. Since 1983, six storms have been named Lorena; the strongest, in 1983, peaked as a Category 3 hurricane.
No. Lorena is on the 2031 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).
Lorena is next scheduled for 2031, when the 2031 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. Lorena is name 12 of 24, and 40 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Lorena formed in the East Pacific in September 2025 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 981 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Hurricane Lorena (2025): track and historyLorena formed in the East Pacific in September 2019 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 made 2 landfalls, first near San Patricio, Mexico and last near La Paz, Mexico. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Hurricane Lorena (2019): track and historyLorena formed in the East Pacific in September 2013 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Lorena (2013): track and historyLorena formed in the East Pacific in October 2001 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Lorena (2001): track and historyLorena formed in the East Pacific in August 1989 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 989 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Hurricane Lorena (1989): track and historyLorena formed in the East Pacific in September 1983 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Lorena (1983): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorena 2019 | San Patricio, Mexico | 2019-09-19 06:00 | 75 mph / 120 km/h |
| Lorena 2019 | La Paz, Mexico | 2019-09-21 03:00 | 80 mph / 130 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 2025, 2019, 2013 and 2001, Lorena 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.
The most recent was Hurricane Lorena in 2025, in the East Pacific. It formed on September 2, peaked at 85 mph (140 km/h) and lasted 5 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 12th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2019, 2013, 2001, 1989 and 1983.
Hurricane Lorena in 1983 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h). It formed in the East Pacific in September. The weakest of the six, in 2013, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).