Rosa is the 17th name on the 2030 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2030. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter R. Since 1982, six storms have been named Rosa; the strongest, in 2018, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Rosa is on the 2030 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).
Rosa is next scheduled for 2030, when the 2030 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. Rosa is name 17 of 24, and 26 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Rosa formed in the East Pacific in September 2018 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 936 mb. It made landfall near San Luis, Mexico. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Rosa (2018): track and historyRosa formed in the East Pacific in October 2012 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Rosa (2012): track and historyRosa formed in the East Pacific in November 2006 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Rosa (2006): track and historyRosa formed in the East Pacific in November 2000 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 993 mb. It made landfall near Santa María Huatulco, Mexico. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Rosa (2000): track and historyRosa formed in the East Pacific in October 1994 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 974 mb. It made landfall near Isla del Bosque, Mexico. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Rosa (1994): track and historyRosa formed in the East Pacific in September 1982 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Rosa (1982): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa 2018 | San Luis, Mexico | 2018-10-02 11:00 | 35 mph / 55 km/h |
| Rosa 2000 | Santa María Huatulco, Mexico | 2000-11-08 07:00 | 40 mph / 65 km/h |
| Rosa 1994 | Isla del Bosque, Mexico | 1994-10-14 10:00 | 105 mph / 165 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 2018, 2012, 2006, 2000 and 1994, Rosa was the 17th 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 Rosa in 2018, in the East Pacific. It formed on September 25, peaked at 150 mph (240 km/h) and lasted 7 days. It made landfall near San Luis, Mexico. It was the 17th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2012, 2006, 2000, 1994 and 1982.
Hurricane Rosa in 2018 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 936 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in September and made landfall near San Luis, Mexico. The weakest of the six, in 2006, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).