Oscar is the 15th name on the 2030 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2030. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter O. Since 1983, seven storms have been named Oscar; the strongest, in 1995, peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon.
No. Oscar is on the 2030 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).
Oscar 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. Oscar is name 15 of 21, and 18 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Oscar formed in the Atlantic in October 2024 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 984 mb. It made landfall near Baracoa, Cuba. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Hurricane Oscar (2024): track and historyOscar formed in the Atlantic in October 2018 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 952 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Hurricane Oscar (2018): track and historyOscar formed in the Atlantic in October 2012 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Oscar (2012): track and historyOscar formed in the West Pacific in September 1995 and peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 925 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Super Typhoon Oscar (1995): track and historyOscar formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December 1993 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 995 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Tropical Storm Oscar (1993): track and historyOscar formed in the Southern Hemisphere in October 1983 and peaked as a Category 1 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 968 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Cyclone Oscar (1983): track and historyOscar formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1983 and peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 920 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Cyclone Oscar (1983): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar 2024 | 21.5°N 71.1°W | 2024-10-19 20:15 | 85 mph / 140 km/h |
| Oscar 2024 | Baracoa, Cuba | 2024-10-20 22:00 | 85 mph / 140 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 2024, 2018 and 2012, Oscar was the 15th name used in the Atlantic season.
Storms named Oscar 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 Oscar in 2024, in the Atlantic. It formed on October 19, peaked at 85 mph (140 km/h) and lasted 4 days. It made landfall near Baracoa, Cuba. It was the 15th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2018, 2012, 1995, 1993 and 1983.
Super Typhoon Oscar in 1995 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 925 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in September. The weakest of the seven, in 1993, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).