Marty is the 13th 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 M. Since 1985, eight storms have been named Marty; the strongest, in 2003, peaked as a Category 2 hurricane.
No. Marty 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).
Marty 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. Marty is name 13 of 24, and 36 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Marty formed in the East Pacific in August 2021 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Marty (2021): track and historyMarty formed in the East Pacific in September 2015 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Hurricane Marty (2015): track and historyMarty formed in the East Pacific in September 2009 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Tropical Storm Marty (2009): track and historyMarty formed in the East Pacific in September 2003 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It made landfall near San José del Cabo, Mexico. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Marty (2003): track and historyMarty formed in the East Pacific in September 1997 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Marty (1997): track and historyMarty formed in the West Pacific in August 1996 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h). It made landfall near Thái Bình, Vietnam. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Marty (1996): track and historyMarty formed in the East Pacific in October 1991 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Hurricane Marty (1991): track and historyMarty formed in the East Pacific in August 1985 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Marty (1985): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marty 2003 | San José del Cabo, Mexico | 2003-09-22 09:30 | 100 mph / 155 km/h |
| Marty 1996 | Thái Bình, Vietnam | 1996-08-14 00:00 | 60 mph / 95 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, Marty was the 13th 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 Marty 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 Marty in 2021, in the East Pacific. It formed on August 23, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h) and lasted 4 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 13th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2015, 2009, 2003, 1997, 1996, 1991 and 1985.
Hurricane Marty in 2003 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in September and made landfall near San José del Cabo, Mexico. The weakest of the eight, in 2021, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).