Tico is the 19th name on the 2031 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2031. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter T. It is the only storm named Tico in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.
No. Tico is on the 2031 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).
Tico 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. Tico is name 19 of 24, and 9 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Tico formed in the East Pacific in October 1983 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Tico (1983): track and historyThe most recent was Hurricane Tico in 1983, in the East Pacific. It formed on October 11, peaked at 130 mph (215 km/h) and lasted 8 days. It did not make landfall. Tico is the 19th name on the 2031 list of East Pacific names. It is the only storm named Tico in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.