Zeke is the 24th name on the 2026, 2028 and 2030 lists of East Pacific hurricane names, and it hasn't been used yet in 2026. The season has reached Rachel; Zeke is used this year only if seven more storms are named. Otherwise it next comes up in 2032. Since 1991, three storms have been named Zeke; the strongest, in 1991, peaked as a Category 1 typhoon.
No. Zeke is on the 2026, 2028 and 2030 lists 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).
Zeke sits on three of the six East Pacific lists (2026, 2028 and 2030), so it is scheduled every two years. The next scheduled year is 2026.
A name on the list is used only if the season gets that far. Zeke is name 24 of 24, and 1 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Zeke formed in the West Pacific in July 1994 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 16 days.
Typhoon Zeke (1994): track and historyZeke formed in the East Pacific in October 1992 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Zeke (1992): track and historyZeke formed in the West Pacific in July 1991 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It made 5 landfalls, first near Catbalogan, Philippines and last near Thành Phố Uông Bí, Vietnam. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Typhoon Zeke (1991): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke 1991 | Catbalogan, Philippines | 1991-07-09 12:00 | 30 mph / 45 km/h |
| Zeke 1991 | Cambuga, Philippines | 1991-07-10 00:00 | 35 mph / 55 km/h |
| Zeke 1991 | Lipa City, Philippines | 1991-07-10 06:00 | 35 mph / 55 km/h |
| Zeke 1991 | Wanning, China | 1991-07-12 21:00 | 85 mph / 140 km/h |
| Zeke 1991 | Thành Phố Uông Bí, Vietnam | 1991-07-13 21:00 | 60 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 1992, Zeke was the 24th name used in the East Pacific season.
Storms named Zeke appear in more than one ocean in our archive:
Each ocean region keeps its own name lists, drawn up by its own WMO regional committee (Tropical cyclone naming), so the same name can be given to unrelated storms in different oceans.
The most recent was Typhoon Zeke in 1994, in the West Pacific. It formed on July 10, peaked at 75 mph (120 km/h) and lasted 16 days. It did not make landfall. Zeke is the 24th name on the 2026, 2028 and 2030 lists of East Pacific names. Before that, the name was used in 1992 and 1991.
Typhoon Zeke in 1991 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in July and made landfall near Catbalogan, Philippines. The weakest of the three, in 1992, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).