Tammy is the 19th 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 T. Since 2005, two storms have been named Tammy; the strongest, in 2023, peaked as a Category 2 hurricane.
No. Tammy 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).
Tammy 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. Tammy is name 19 of 21, and 7 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Tammy formed in the Atlantic in October 2023 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb. It made landfall near Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Hurricane Tammy (2023): track and historyTammy formed in the Atlantic in October 2005 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb. It made landfall near Atlantic Beach, United States. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Tammy (2005): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy 2023 | Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda | 2023-10-22 01:15 | 90 mph / 150 km/h |
| Tammy 2005 | Atlantic Beach, United States | 2005-10-05 23:00 | 50 mph / 85 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 both 2023 and 2005, Tammy was the 19th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Hurricane Tammy in 2023, in the Atlantic. It formed on October 18, peaked at 110 mph (175 km/h) and lasted 13 days. It made landfall near Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. It was the 19th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2005.
Hurricane Tammy in 2023 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in October and made landfall near Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. The weakest of the two, in 2005, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).