Storm history › East Pacific › 2017 season
Tropical Storm Selma (2017)
Selma was a tropical storm of the 2017 East Pacific season. It was tracked from October 26, 2017 to October 28, 2017, about 2 days, and covered 256 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 1004 mb.
It made landfall once, near San Salvador, El Salvador.
Its closest pass to a major city was 18 miles from San Salvador, El Salvador.
- Peak wind
- 40 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 1004 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- 1
- Duration
- 2 days
- Track length
- 256 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.6
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Landfalls
| # | Date (UTC) | Near | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 28, 2017 | San Salvador, El Salvador | 40 mph (65 km/h) |
Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| San Salvador, El Salvador | 18 mi (29 km) |
| Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 127 mi (204 km) |
| Villa Nueva, Guatemala | 128 mi (206 km) |
| Guatemala City, Guatemala | 128 mi (206 km) |
| Mixco, Guatemala | 133 mi (214 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1127th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Aletta (2024), Tropical Storm Daniel (2024), Tropical Storm Ivette (2022) and 69 more.
- Lowest pressure: 696th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Amanda (2026), Tropical Storm Cristina (2026), Tropical Storm Lane (2024) and 26 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 2017 East Pacific season's ACE.