Selma is the 18th name on the 2029 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2029. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter S. Since 1987, two storms have been named Selma; the strongest, in 2017, peaked as a tropical storm.
No. Selma is on the 2029 list 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).
Selma is next scheduled for 2029, when the 2029 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. Selma is name 18 of 24, and 16 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Selma formed in the East Pacific in October 2017 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb. It made landfall near El Rosario, El Salvador. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Selma (2017): track and historySelma formed in the East Pacific in October 1987 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Selma (1987): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selma 2017 | El Rosario, El Salvador | 2017-10-28 11:00 | 40 mph / 65 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 both 2017 and 1987, Selma was the 18th name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Selma in 2017, in the East Pacific. It formed on October 26, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h) and lasted 2 days. It made landfall near El Rosario, El Salvador. It was the 18th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 1987.
Tropical Storm Selma in 2017 was the strongest, peaking as a tropical storm with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in October and made landfall near El Rosario, El Salvador. The other, in 1987, reached the same peak wind.