Pamela is the 16th name on the 2027 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2027. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter P. Since 1982, two storms have been named Pamela; the strongest, in 1982, peaked as a Category 3 typhoon.
No. Pamela is on the 2027 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).
Pamela is next scheduled for 2027, when the 2027 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. Pamela is name 16 of 24, and 29 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Pamela formed in the East Pacific in October 2021 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb. It made landfall near La Cruz, Mexico. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Hurricane Pamela (2021): track and historyPamela formed in the West Pacific in November 1982 and peaked as a Category 3 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Masbate, Philippines and last near Roxas, Philippines. The system was tracked for 18 days.
Typhoon Pamela (1982): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela 2021 | La Cruz, Mexico | 2021-10-13 12:30 | 75 mph / 120 km/h |
| Pamela 1982 | Masbate, Philippines | 1982-12-07 09:00 | 65 mph / 105 km/h |
| Pamela 1982 | Roxas, Philippines | 1982-12-08 00:00 | 40 mph / 65 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 2021, Pamela was the 16th name used in the East Pacific season.
Storms named Pamela 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 Pamela in 2021, in the East Pacific. It formed on October 10, peaked at 75 mph (120 km/h) and lasted 4 days. It made landfall near La Cruz, Mexico. It was the 16th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 1982.
Typhoon Pamela in 1982 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 3 typhoon with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in November and made landfall near Masbate, Philippines. The weakest of the two, in 2021, peaked at 75 mph (120 km/h).