Trudy is the 19th name on the 2026 list of East Pacific hurricane names, and it hasn't been used yet in 2026. The season has reached Rachel; Trudy is used this year only if two more storms are named. Otherwise it next comes up in 2032. Since 1990, two storms have been named Trudy; the strongest, in 1990, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Trudy is on the 2026 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).
Trudy can still be used in 2026: the season has handed out 17 names so far, and Trudy is name 19. If the season ends first, Trudy next comes up in 2032, when the 2026 list returns.
A name on the list is used only if the season gets that far. Trudy is name 19 of 24, and 9 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Trudy formed in the East Pacific in October 2014 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb. It made landfall near Marquelia, Mexico. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Trudy (2014): track and historyTrudy formed in the East Pacific in October 1990 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 924 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 17 days.
Hurricane Trudy (1990): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trudy 2014 | Marquelia, Mexico | 2014-10-18 09:15 | 65 mph / 100 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 2014 and 1990, Trudy was the 19th name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Trudy in 2014, in the East Pacific. It formed on October 17, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h) and lasted 2 days. It made landfall near Marquelia, Mexico. It was the 19th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 1990.
Hurricane Trudy in 1990 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 924 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in October. The weakest of the two, in 2014, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h).