William is the 21st name on the 2030 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2030. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter W. Since 1983, two storms have been named William; the strongest, in 1983, peaked as a Category 1 cyclone.
No. William is on the 2030 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).
William is next scheduled for 2030, when the 2030 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. William is name 21 of 21, and 3 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
William formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December 1994 and peaked as a Category 1 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Cyclone William (1994): track and historyWilliam formed in the Southern Hemisphere in April 1983 and peaked as a Category 1 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Cyclone William (1983): track and historyThe most recent was Cyclone William in 1994, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on December 30, peaked at 75 mph (120 km/h) and lasted 7 days. It did not make landfall. William is the 21st name on the 2030 list of Atlantic names. Before that, the name was used in 1983.
Cyclone William in 1983 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 cyclone with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in April. The weakest of the two, in 1994, peaked at 75 mph (120 km/h).