The 1987 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1st, 1987 and ended November 30th, 1987.
Seasonal forecasts[]
| Source | Date | Named
storms |
Hurricanes | Major
hurricanes | |
| NOAA | May 2, 1987 | 9 | 5 | 1 | |
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| Actual activity | 9 | 4 | 3 | ||
Season Summary[]
Storms[]
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Subtropical Storm Arlene[]
| Subtropical storm (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | May 15 – May 18 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Bret[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 10 – June 16 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Cindy[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 31 – August 5 |
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| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Dennis[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 4 – August 10 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Five[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 6 – August 8 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Emily[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 11 – August 22 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 934 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Floyd[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 16 – August 22 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 979 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Gert[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 20 – August 24 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Harvey[]
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 31 – September 17 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 185 mph (295 km/h) (1-min) 889 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Irene[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 10 – September 17 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 960 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]
Storm names[]
The following names will be used to name tropical and subtropical cyclones in the 1987 season.
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Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
| ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.00 | Storm | 12 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 2 | 0.00 | Storm | 13 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 3 | 0.00 | Storm | 14 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 4 | 0.00 | Storm | 15 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 5 | 0.00 | Storm | 16 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 6 | 0.00 | Storm | 17 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 7 | 0.00 | Storm | 18 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 8 | 0.00 | Storm | 19 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 9 | 0.00 | Storm | 20 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 10 | 0.00 | Storm | 21 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 11 | 0.00 | Storm | 22 | 0.00 | Storm |
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ACE is the result of a storm's winds multiplied by how long it lasted for, so storms or subtropical storms (Originally not included up until 2012) that at lasted a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have higher ACE totals. Tropical Depressions are not included in season total.
Season effects[]
This is a table of the storms and their effects in the 1987 Atlantic hurricane season. This table includes the storm's names, duration, peak intensity, Areas affected (bold indicates made landfall in that region at least once), damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave or a low. All of the damage figures are in 2015 USD (the listed damage figure is in millions).
| Storm name |
Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h) |
Min. press. (mbar) |
Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlene | May 15 – May 18 | Subtropical storm | 40 (65) | 1000 | US Gulf Coast (Louisiana) | 5 | 3 |
| Bret | June 10 – June 16 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 988 | Mexico, Honduras | 10 | 5 |
| Cindy | July 31 – August 5 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 988 | US Gulf Coast (Texas) | 15 | 6 |
| Dennis | August 4 – August 10 | Tropical storm | 65 (100) | 989 | Cape Verde | Minor | 0 |
| Five | August 6 – August 8 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1002 | None | 5 | 4 |
| Emily | August 11 – August 22 | Category 4 hurricane | 145 (230) | 934 | NewFoundLand | 5 | 4 |
| Floyd | August 16 – August 22 | Category 1 hurricane | 85 (140) | 979 | Jamaica | 10 | 4 |
| Gert | August 20 – August 24 | Tropical storm | 60 (95) | 995 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey | August 31 – September 17 | Category 5 hurricane | 185 (295) | 889 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Irene | September 10 – September 17 | Category 3 hurricane | 115 (185) | 960 | US Gulf Coast (Texas), The Bahamas | 2,500 | 43 |