1986–87 Australian region cyclone season
1986–87 Australian region cyclone season
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| Season summary map |
| First system formed |
15 January 1987 |
| Last system dissipated |
27 May 1987 |
| Strongest storm1 |
Elsie – 940 hPa (mbar), 175 km/h (110 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
| Tropical lows |
7 |
| Total storms |
7 |
| Severe tropical cyclones |
2 |
| Total fatalities |
0 |
| Total damage |
$0,000 (1987 USD) |
| 1Strongest storm is determined by lowest pressure |
Australian region tropical cyclone seasons
1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89 |
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The 1986–87 Australian region cyclone season was a slightly below average season. It officially started on 1 November 1986, and officially ended on 30 April 1987.
Seasonal summary
Storms
Severe Tropical Cyclone Connie
| Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
15 January – 23 January |
| Peak intensity |
155 km/h (100 mph) (10-min) 950 hPa (mbar) |
Connie, 15 to 23 January 1987. Made landfall over Port Hedland on 19 January. Moderate damage was reported in Port Hedland and Whim Creek.
Tropical Cyclone Irma
| Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
19 January – 22 January |
| Peak intensity |
100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min) 980 hPa (mbar) |
Irma, 19 to 22 January 1987, Gulf of Carpentaria
Tropical Cyclone Damien
| Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
30 January – 9 February |
| Peak intensity |
100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min) 980 hPa (mbar) |
Damien, 30 January to 9 February 1987, near Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone Jason
| Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale) |
| Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
4 February – 14 February |
| Peak intensity |
110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min) 970 hPa (mbar) |
Jason stuck the Northern Territory in February, 1987 damaging 20 buildings.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Elsie
| Category 4 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
21 February – 27 February |
| Peak intensity |
185 km/h (115 mph) (10-min) 940 hPa (mbar) |
Elsie, 21 to 27 February 1987, near Western Australia. Catastrophic damage was reported at Mandora Station.
Tropical Cyclone Kay
| Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale) |
| Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
6 April – 17 April |
| Peak intensity |
110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min) 975 hPa (mbar) |
Kay, 6 to 17 April 1987, Papua-Newguinea and Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone Blanch(e)
| Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
22 May – 27 May |
| Peak intensity |
110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min) 990 hPa (mbar) |
Blanch, 22 to 27 May 1987, Pacific Ocean
Other systems
The precursor tropical low to Cyclone Uma formed within the region on 4 February, before it crossed 160°E and moved into the South Pacific basin later that day.[1] The precursor tropical low to Cyclone Veli formed during the next day, about 725 km (450 mi) to the south-east of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.[1] During the next day the low moved eastwards and gradually developed further, before it became equivalent to a category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale, as it reached its 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 85 km/h (55 mph).[1] As the system continued to move eastwards it crossed 160°E and moved into the South Pacific basin during 7 February, before TCWC Nadi named it Veli later that day on the basis of satellite derived evidence.[1][2]
Seasonal effects
See also
- Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1987, 1988
- Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1987, 1988
- Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1987, 1988
- North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1987, 1988
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 RSMC Nadi – Tropical Cyclone Centre, TCWC Brisbane, TCWC Wellington (May 22, 2009). "TCWC Wellington Best Track Data 1967–2006". Fiji Meteorological Service, Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited, Australian Bureau of Meteorology. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship.
- 1 2 Singh, Sudah; Fiji Meteorological Service (1987). DeAngellis, Richard M, ed. Tropical Cyclone Veli (Mariners Weather Log: Volume 31: Issue 3: Summer 1987). United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. p. 24-25. ISSN 0025-3367. OCLC 648466886. hdl:2027/uiug.30112104093965. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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