Walter is the 21st name on the 2028 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2028. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter W. It is the only storm named Walter in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.
No. Walter is on the 2028 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).
Walter is next scheduled for 2028, when the 2028 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. Walter is name 21 of 21, and 3 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Walter formed in the Southern Hemisphere in April 2001 and peaked as a Category 2 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Cyclone Walter (2001): track and historyThe most recent was Cyclone Walter in 2001, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on April 1, peaked at 105 mph (165 km/h) and lasted 7 days. It did not make landfall. Walter is the 21st name on the 2028 list of Atlantic names. It is the only storm named Walter in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.