Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1986 season
Tropical Storm Selwyn (1986)
Selwyn was a tropical storm of the 1986 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 21, 1986 to February 26, 1986, about 5 days, and covered 1,009 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,009 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 552nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Elvis (2025), Tropical Storm Candice (2024), Tropical Storm Ashley (2023) and 54 more.
- Lowest pressure: 524th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Clare (2006), Tropical Storm Gerard (2005), Tropical Storm Luma (2003) and 23 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1986 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.