Polo is the 16th name on the 2026 list of East Pacific hurricane names, and it has been used in 2026: Hurricane Polo formed on September 17. The list comes back in 2032, when Polo is used only if the season reaches the letter P. Since 1984, six storms have been named Polo; the strongest, in 2026, peaked as a Category 5 hurricane.
No. Polo is on the 2026 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).
Polo is next scheduled for 2032, when the 2026 list comes back. 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. Polo is name 16 of 24, and 29 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Polo formed in the East Pacific in September 2026 and peaked as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (285 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 892 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Polo (2026): track and historyPolo formed in the East Pacific in November 2020 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Polo (2020): track and historyPolo formed in the East Pacific in September 2014 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Hurricane Polo (2014): track and historyPolo formed in the East Pacific in November 2008 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Polo (2008): track and historyPolo formed in the East Pacific in September 1990 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 did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Hurricane Polo (1990): track and historyPolo formed in the East Pacific in September 1984 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h). It made landfall near La Paz, Mexico. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Polo (1984): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polo 1984 | La Paz, Mexico | 1984-10-03 09:00 | 35 mph / 55 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 2026, 2020, 2014, 2008, 1990 and 1984, Polo was the 16th name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Hurricane Polo in 2026, in the East Pacific. It formed on September 17, peaked at 180 mph (285 km/h) and lasted 7 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 16th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2020, 2014, 2008, 1990 and 1984.
Hurricane Polo in 2026 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 180 mph (285 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 892 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in September. The weakest of the six, in 2020, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).