Orlene is the 15th 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 O. Since 1986, four storms have been named Orlene; the strongest, in 1992, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Orlene 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).
Orlene 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. Orlene is name 15 of 24, and 32 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Orlene formed in the East Pacific in September 2022 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 954 mb. It made landfall near El Rosario, Mexico. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Hurricane Orlene (2022): track and historyOrlene formed in the East Pacific in September 2016 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 967 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Orlene (2016): track and historyOrlene formed in the East Pacific in September 1992 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 934 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Hurricane Orlene (1992): track and historyOrlene formed in the East Pacific in September 1986 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Hurricane Orlene (1986): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orlene 2022 | El Rosario, Mexico | 2022-10-03 14:35 | 80 mph / 130 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 and 1986, Orlene was the 15th name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Hurricane Orlene in 2022, in the East Pacific. It formed on September 28, peaked at 130 mph (215 km/h) and lasted 5 days. It made landfall near El Rosario, Mexico. It was the 15th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2016, 1992 and 1986.
Hurricane Orlene in 1992 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 934 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in September. The weakest of the four, in 1986, peaked at 80 mph (130 km/h).