🌀 Selma · Tropical Storm · 40 mph

Thursday, October 26, 2017 · 6:00 PM – 12:00 PM

Tropical Storm Selma was the first tropical storm on record to make landfall in El Salvador. The twentieth tropical cyclone and eighteenth named storm of the 2017 Pacific hurricane season, Selma formed from a Central American gyre on October 27. The storm tracked northeastward and reached its peak intensity as a minimal tropical storm before making landfall east of San Salvador, El Salvador early on October 28. Selma rapidly weakened after making landfall, and its remnant circulation dissipated overland at 18:00 UTC on the same day. Tropical Storm: peak winds of 40 mph (35 knots), lowest pressure 1004 mb. October 26 – October 28, 2017. Landfall: October 28 at 40 mph, 13.4°N 89.0°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 0.6. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track EP202017 (public domain).

🌀 Selma · Tropical Storm · 40 mph