Newton is the 14th name on the 2028 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2028. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter N. Since 1980, five storms have been named Newton; the strongest, in 2016, peaked as a Category 1 hurricane.
No. Newton is on the 2028 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).
Newton 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. Newton is name 14 of 24, and 35 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Newton formed in the East Pacific in September 2022 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Tropical Storm Newton (2022): track and historyNewton formed in the East Pacific in September 2016 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 977 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near La Paz, Mexico and last near Bahía de Kino, Mexico. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Hurricane Newton (2016): track and historyNewton formed in the East Pacific in August 1992 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 4 days.
Tropical Storm Newton (1992): track and historyNewton formed in the East Pacific in September 1986 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h). It made landfall near Bacobampo, Mexico. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Hurricane Newton (1986): track and historyNewton formed in the East Pacific in October 1980 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 1 day.
Tropical Storm Newton (1980): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton 2016 | La Paz, Mexico | 2016-09-06 14:00 | 85 mph / 140 km/h |
| Newton 2016 | Bahía de Kino, Mexico | 2016-09-07 08:30 | 65 mph / 100 km/h |
| Newton 1986 | Bacobampo, Mexico | 1986-09-23 21:00 | 65 mph / 105 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, 1992, 1986 and 1980, Newton was the 14th name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Newton in 2022, in the East Pacific. It formed on September 21, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h) and lasted 8 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 14th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2016, 1992, 1986 and 1980.
Hurricane Newton in 2016 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 977 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in September and made landfall near La Paz, Mexico. The weakest of the five, in 1980, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).