1986–87 Australian region cyclone season

The 1986–87 Australian region cyclone season was the latest starting Australian season on record. A below-average tropical cyclone season, it officially started on 1 November 1986, and officially ended on 30 April 1987, with the last system dissipating on 27 May.

1986–87 Australian region cyclone season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed15 January 1987
Last system dissipated27 May 1987
Strongest storm
NameElsie
  Maximum winds215 km/h (130 mph)
  Lowest pressure940 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Tropical lows9
Tropical cyclones7
Severe tropical cyclones3
Total fatalities0
Total damage$90.72 million (1987 USD)
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Seasonal summary

Systems

Severe Tropical Cyclone Connie

Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 3 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
 
Duration15 January – 23 January
Peak intensity155 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 storm (SSHWS)
 
Duration19 January – 22 January
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min)  978 hPa (mbar)

Irma, 19 to 22 January 1987, Gulf of Carpentaria.

Tropical Cyclone Damien

Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
Duration30 January – 9 February
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min)  980 hPa (mbar)

Damien, 30 January to 9 February 1987, near Western Australia.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Jason

Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
 
Duration4 February – 14 February
Peak intensity140 km/h (85 mph) (10-min)  970 hPa (mbar)

Jason stuck the Northern Territory in February, 1987 damaging 20 buildings.[1]

Severe Tropical Cyclone Elsie

Category 4 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 3 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
 
Duration21 February – 27 February
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (10-min)  940 hPa (mbar)

On February 21, Cyclone Elsie formed near Western Australia. The storm then made landfall near the same region. Catastrophic damage was reported at Mandora Station.

Tropical Cyclone Kay

Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
 
Duration6 April – 17 April
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min)  976 hPa (mbar)

Kay, 6 to 17 April 1987, Papua-Newguinea and Western Australia.

Tropical Cyclone Blanch(e)

Category 1 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
Duration22 May (entered basin) – 27 May
Peak intensity85 km/h (50 mph) (10-min)  990 hPa (mbar)

Blanch, entered the Australian region basin on 22 May, and dissipated on 27 May 1987, off the east coast of Australia.

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.[2] 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.[2] 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).[2] 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.[2][3]

Seasonal effects

Name Dates Peak intensity Areas affected Damages
(AU$)
Damages
(US$)
Deaths
Category Wind speed
(km/h (mph))
Pressure
(hPa)
Connie15 – 23 JanuaryCategory 3 tropical cyclone155 km/h (100 mph)950 hPa (28.06 inHg)Western Australia
Irma19 – 22 JanuaryCategory 2 tropical cyclone100 km/h (65 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Raja21 December – 5 JanuaryCategory 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Wallis and Futuna, Fiji14 million2
Sally26 December – 5 JanuaryCategory 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Cook Islands, Austral Islands25 million
Tusi13 – 21 JanuaryCategory 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Tokelau, Samoan Islands, Cook Islands80 millionNone
Uma4 FebruaryTropical Low55 km/h (35 mph)997 hPa (29.4 inHg)NoneNoneNoneNone[2]
Veli5 – 7 FebruaryCategory 1 tropical cyclone85 km/h (50 mph)987 hPa (29.15 inHg)NoneNoneNoneNone[2][3]
Kay19 – 26 AprilCategory 2 tropical cyclone100 km/h (65 mph)975 hPa (28.80 inHg)
Blanch(e)22 – 27 MayCategory 2 tropical cyclone110 km/h (70 mph)990 hPa (29.24 inHg)
Season aggregates
9 systems20 November – 27 May165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)

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. MetService (22 May 2009). "TCWC Wellington Best Track Data 1967–2006". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship.
  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. pp. 24–25. hdl:2027/uiug.30112104093965. ISSN 0025-3367. OCLC 648466886. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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