Norman is the 14th name on the 2030 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2030. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter N. Since 1982, seven storms have been named Norman; the strongest, in 2018, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Norman is on the 2030 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).
Norman is next scheduled for 2030, when the 2030 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. Norman is name 14 of 24, and 35 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Norman formed in the East Pacific in August 2018 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 937 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 14 days.
Hurricane Norman (2018): track and historyNorman formed in the East Pacific in September 2012 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb. It made landfall near Los Mochis, Mexico. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Norman (2012): track and historyNorman formed in the East Pacific in October 2006 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 7 days.
Tropical Storm Norman (2006): track and historyNorman formed in the East Pacific in September 2000 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Mexico and last near Fraccionamiento los Ángeles, Mexico. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Norman (2000): track and historyNorman formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 2000 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 930 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Cyclone Norman (2000): track and historyNorman formed in the East Pacific in September 1994 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Norman (1994): track and historyNorman formed in the East Pacific in September 1982 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Hurricane Norman (1982): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman 2012 | Los Mochis, Mexico | 2012-09-29 05:00 | 35 mph / 55 km/h |
| Norman 2000 | Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Mexico | 2000-09-20 20:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
| Norman 2000 | Fraccionamiento los Ángeles, Mexico | 2000-09-22 15:00 | 30 mph / 45 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 2018, 2012, 2006, 2000 and 1994, Norman was the 14th 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 Norman 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 Hurricane Norman in 2018, in the East Pacific. It formed on August 27, peaked at 150 mph (240 km/h) and lasted 14 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 14th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2012, 2006, 2000, 1994 and 1982.
Hurricane Norman in 2018 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 937 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in August. The weakest of the seven, in 1994, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).