Omar is the 15th name on the 2026 list of Atlantic hurricane names, and it hasn't been used yet in 2026. The season has reached Hanna; Omar is used this year only if seven more storms are named. Otherwise it next comes up in 2032. Since 1992, three storms have been named Omar; the strongest, in 1992, peaked as a Category 4 super typhoon.
No. Omar is on the 2026 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).
Omar can still be used in 2026: the season has handed out 8 names so far, and Omar is name 15. If the season ends first, Omar next comes up in 2032, when the 2026 list returns.
A name on the list is used only if the season gets that far. Omar is name 15 of 21, and 18 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Omar formed in the Atlantic in August 2020 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Omar (2020): track and historyOmar formed in the Atlantic 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 958 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Omar (2008): track and historyOmar formed in the West Pacific in August 1992 and peaked as a Category 4 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 920 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Lugu, Taiwan and last near Jinjing, China. The system was tracked for 17 days.
Super Typhoon Omar (1992): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omar 1992 | Lugu, Taiwan | 1992-09-04 15:00 | 50 mph / 80 km/h |
| Omar 1992 | Jinjing, China | 1992-09-05 03:00 | 45 mph / 75 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 both 2020 and 2008, Omar was the 15th name used in the Atlantic season.
Storms named Omar 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 Omar in 2020, in the Atlantic. It formed on August 30, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h) and lasted 7 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 15th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2008 and 1992.
Super Typhoon Omar in 1992 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 super typhoon with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 920 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in August and made landfall near Lugu, Taiwan. The weakest of the three, in 2020, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).