Sebastien is the 18th name on the 2031 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2031. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter S. Since 1995, two storms have been named Sebastien; the strongest, in 2019, peaked as a tropical storm.
No. Sebastien is on the 2031 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).
Sebastien 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. Sebastien is name 18 of 21, and 10 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Sebastien formed in the Atlantic in November 2019 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Tropical Storm Sebastien (2019): track and historySebastien formed in the Atlantic in October 1995 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Sebastien (1995): track and historyNames 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 both 2019 and 1995, Sebastien was the 18th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Sebastien in 2019, in the Atlantic. It formed on November 19, peaked at 70 mph (110 km/h) and lasted 8 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 18th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 1995.
Tropical Storm Sebastien in 2019 was the strongest, peaking as a tropical storm with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in November. The weakest of the two, in 1995, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h).