Lorenzo is the 12th name on the 2031 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2031. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter L. Since 2001, five storms have been named Lorenzo; the strongest, in 2019, peaked as a Category 5 hurricane.
No. Lorenzo is on the 2031 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).
Lorenzo 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. Lorenzo is name 12 of 21, and 28 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Lorenzo formed in the Atlantic in October 2025 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Lorenzo (2025): track and historyLorenzo formed in the Atlantic in September 2019 and peaked as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 925 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Hurricane Lorenzo (2019): track and historyLorenzo formed in the Atlantic in October 2013 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 5 days.
Tropical Storm Lorenzo (2013): track and historyLorenzo formed in the Atlantic in September 2007 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb. It made landfall near Gutiérrez Zamora, Mexico. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Hurricane Lorenzo (2007): track and historyLorenzo formed in the Atlantic in October 2001 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1007 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Lorenzo (2001): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo 2007 | Gutiérrez Zamora, Mexico | 2007-09-28 05:00 | 75 mph / 120 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, 2007 and 2001, Lorenzo was the 12th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Lorenzo in 2025, in the Atlantic. It formed on October 13, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h) and lasted 2 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 12th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2019, 2013, 2007 and 2001.
Hurricane Lorenzo in 2019 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 925 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in September. The weakest of the five, in 2001, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).