Norbert is the 14th name on the 2026 list of East Pacific hurricane names, and it has been used in 2026: Tropical Storm Norbert formed on September 7. The list comes back in 2032, when Norbert is used only if the season reaches the letter N. Since 1984, six storms have been named Norbert; the strongest, in 2008, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Norbert is on the 2026 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).
Norbert is next scheduled for 2032, when the 2026 list comes back. 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. Norbert is name 14 of 24, and 35 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Norbert formed in the East Pacific in September 2026 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Tropical Storm Norbert (2026): track and historyNorbert formed in the East Pacific in October 2020 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 11 days.
Tropical Storm Norbert (2020): track and historyNorbert formed in the East Pacific in September 2014 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Hurricane Norbert (2014): track and historyNorbert formed in the East Pacific in October 2008 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 945 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Puerto San Carlos, Mexico and last near Huatabampo, Mexico. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Hurricane Norbert (2008): track and historyNorbert formed in the East Pacific in September 1990 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 983 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Hurricane Norbert (1990): track and historyNorbert formed in the East Pacific in September 1984 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h). It made landfall near Villa Alberto Andrés Alvarado Arámburo, Mexico. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Hurricane Norbert (1984): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norbert 2008 | Puerto San Carlos, Mexico | 2008-10-11 17:00 | 105 mph / 165 km/h |
| Norbert 2008 | Huatabampo, Mexico | 2008-10-12 04:00 | 85 mph / 140 km/h |
| Norbert 1984 | Villa Alberto Andrés Alvarado Arámburo, Mexico | 1984-09-26 06:00 | 50 mph / 85 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 2026, 2020, 2014, 2008, 1990 and 1984, Norbert was the 14th name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Norbert in 2026, in the East Pacific. It formed on September 7, 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 2020, 2014, 2008, 1990 and 1984.
Hurricane Norbert in 2008 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 945 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in October and made landfall near Puerto San Carlos, Mexico. The weakest of the six, in 2020, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h).