Tanya is the 19th 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 T. Since 1985, three storms have been named Tanya; the strongest, in 1995, peaked as a Category 1 hurricane.
No. Tanya 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).
Tanya 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. Tanya is name 19 of 21, and 7 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Tanya formed in the Central Pacific in August 1999 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Tanya (1999): track and historyTanya formed in the Atlantic in October 1995 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Tanya (1995): track and historyTanya formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 1985 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 982 mb. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Tropical Storm Tanya (1985): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanya 1985 | 13.9°S 143.5°E | 1985-04-01 00:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
| Tanya 1985 | 13.2°S 136.2°E | 1985-04-04 06:00 | 30 mph / 45 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, Tanya was the 19th name used in the Atlantic season.
Storms named Tanya appear in more than one ocean in our archive:
Each ocean region keeps its own name lists, drawn up by its own WMO regional committee (Tropical cyclone naming), so the same name can be given to unrelated storms in different oceans.
The most recent was Hurricane Tanya in 1999, in the Central Pacific. It formed on August 19, peaked at 80 mph (130 km/h) and lasted 7 days. It did not make landfall. Tanya is the 19th name on the 2031 list of Atlantic names. Before that, the name was used in 1995 and 1985.
Hurricane Tanya in 1995 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in October. The weakest of the three, in 1985, peaked at 70 mph (110 km/h).