Owen is the 15th name on the 2028 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2028. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter O. Since 1982, six storms have been named Owen; the strongest, in 1990, peaked as a Category 5 hurricane.
No. Owen is on the 2028 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).
Owen 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. Owen is name 15 of 21, and 18 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Owen formed in the Southern Hemisphere in November 2018 and peaked as a Category 2 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb. It made landfall near Cairns, Australia. The system was tracked for 22 days.
Cyclone Owen (2018): track and historyOwen formed in the West Pacific in March 1994 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Cebu City, Philippines and last near El Nido, Philippines. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Typhoon Owen (1994): track and historyOwen formed in the Central Pacific in November 1990 and peaked as a Category 5 hurricane 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 21 days.
Hurricane Owen (1990): track and historyOwen formed in the West Pacific in August 1989 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 18 days.
Typhoon Owen (1989): track and historyOwen formed in the West Pacific in June 1986 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 16 days.
Tropical Storm Owen (1986): track and historyOwen formed in the West Pacific in October 1982 and peaked as a Category 3 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 16 days.
Typhoon Owen (1982): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen 2018 | Cairns, Australia | 2018-12-09 18:00 | 40 mph / 65 km/h |
| Owen 2018 | 15.3°S 135.9°E | 2018-12-13 00:00 | 100 mph / 155 km/h |
| Owen 2018 | 16.1°S 141.4°E | 2018-12-14 17:00 | 70 mph / 115 km/h |
| Owen 1994 | Cebu City, Philippines | 1994-04-04 09:00 | 75 mph / 120 km/h |
| Owen 1994 | El Nido, Philippines | 1994-04-05 12:00 | 60 mph / 95 km/h |
Storms named Owen 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 Cyclone Owen in 2018, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on November 30, peaked at 100 mph (155 km/h) and lasted 22 days. It made landfall near Cairns, Australia. Owen is the 15th name on the 2028 list of Atlantic names. Before that, the name was used in 1994, 1990, 1989, 1986 and 1982.
Hurricane Owen in 1990 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 925 mb. It formed in the Central Pacific in November. The weakest of the six, in 1986, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h).