Tropical Storm Selma
The name Selma has been used for four tropical cyclones worldwide, three in the Eastern Pacific and one in the Australian region. In the Eastern Pacific: * Tropical Storm Selma (1970) – strong late-season storm that formed near Baja California, moved erratically near the coast before dissipating * Tropical Storm Selma (1987) – weak storm that posed no threat to land * Tropical Storm Selma (2017) – minimal tropical storm that made landfall in El Salvador, causing minor damage In the Australian Region: * Cyclone Selma (1974) – Category 3 severe tropical cyclone that briefly threatened land but turned away {{DEFAULTSORT:Selma Pacific hurricane set index articles Australian region cyclone set index articles ...
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Tropical Cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone is referred to by different names, including hurricane (), typhoon (), tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression, or simply cyclone. A hurricane is a strong tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean or northeastern Pacific Ocean, and a typhoon occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. In the Indian Ocean, South Pacific, or (rarely) South Atlantic, comparable storms are referred to simply as "tropical cyclones", and such storms in the Indian Ocean can also be called "severe cyclonic storms". "Tropical" refers to the geographical origin of these systems, which form almost exclusively over tropical seas. "Cyclone" refers to their winds moving in a circle, whirling round ...
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