Velma is the 20th 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 V. It is the only storm named Velma in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.
No. Velma 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).
Velma 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. Velma is name 20 of 24, and 6 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Velma formed in the East Pacific in November 1983 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Velma (1983): track and historyThe most recent was Tropical Storm Velma in 1983, in the East Pacific. It formed on November 1, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h) and lasted 2 days. It did not make landfall. Velma is the 20th name on the 2031 list of East Pacific names. It is the only storm named Velma in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.