Rina is the 17th name on the 2029 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2029. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter R. Since 2011, three storms have been named Rina; the strongest, in 2011, peaked as a Category 3 hurricane.
No. Rina is on the 2029 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).
Rina is next scheduled for 2029, when the 2029 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. Rina is name 17 of 21, and 11 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Rina formed in the Atlantic in September 2023 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 999 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Rina (2023): track and historyRina formed in the Atlantic in November 2017 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 991 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Rina (2017): track and historyRina formed in the Atlantic in October 2011 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 966 mb. It made landfall near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Rina (2011): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rina 2011 | Puerto Aventuras, Mexico | 2011-10-28 02:00 | 60 mph / 95 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 2023, 2017 and 2011, Rina was the 17th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Rina in 2023, in the Atlantic. It formed on September 28, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h) and lasted 4 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 17th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2017 and 2011.
Hurricane Rina in 2011 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 966 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in October and made landfall near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico. The weakest of the three, in 2023, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).