Priscilla is the 16th name on the 2031 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2031. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter P. Since 1983, five storms have been named Priscilla; the strongest, in 2025, peaked as a Category 3 hurricane.
No. Priscilla is on the 2031 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).
Priscilla is next scheduled for 2031, when the 2031 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. Priscilla is name 16 of 24, and 29 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Priscilla formed in the East Pacific in October 2025 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 954 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Priscilla (2025): track and historyPriscilla formed in the East Pacific in October 2019 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb. It made landfall near Ciudad de Armería, Mexico. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Priscilla (2019): track and historyPriscilla formed in the East Pacific in October 2013 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Priscilla (2013): track and historyPriscilla formed in the East Pacific in September 1989 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 993 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Tropical Storm Priscilla (1989): track and historyPriscilla formed in the East Pacific in September 1983 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Hurricane Priscilla (1983): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priscilla 2019 | Ciudad de Armería, Mexico | 2019-10-20 19:30 | 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 each of 2025, 2019 and 2013, Priscilla was the 16th name used in the East Pacific season.
Seasons where our archive is missing an earlier name are left out, because we can’t confirm the count.
The most recent was Hurricane Priscilla in 2025, in the East Pacific. It formed on October 4, peaked at 115 mph (185 km/h) and lasted 8 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 16th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2019, 2013, 1989 and 1983.
Hurricane Priscilla in 2025 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 954 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in October. The weakest of the five, in 2019, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).