Roxanne is a retired Atlantic hurricane name. The World Meteorological Organization took it off the lists after the 1995 storm, so no future Atlantic storm will be called Roxanne. Its place on the list now belongs to Rebekah, on the 2031 list. It is the only storm named Roxanne in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.
Yes. Roxanne is on NHC’s list of retired Atlantic names because of the 1995 storm. It is one of 100 names retired there since 1954 (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
A name is retired when a storm was so deadly or costly that using the name again would be insensitive; the World Meteorological Organization then picks a new name with the same first letter at its annual meeting.
It won’t be. Retired names are not used again on the Atlantic lists. Its place on the list, the R slot, now belongs to Rebekah, on the 2031 Atlantic list, which is next used in 2031.
Roxanne formed in the Atlantic in October 1995 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 956 mb. It made landfall near Tulum, Mexico. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Hurricane Roxanne (1995): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxanne 1995 | Tulum, Mexico | 1995-10-11 02:00 | 115 mph / 185 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 1995, Roxanne was the 17th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Hurricane Roxanne in 1995, in the Atlantic. It formed on October 7, peaked at 115 mph (185 km/h) and lasted 13 days. It made landfall near Tulum, Mexico. It was the 17th name used in that Atlantic season. It is the only storm named Roxanne in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.