1986–87 Australian region cyclone season

Cyclone season in the Australian region

1986–87 Australian region cyclone season

Season summary map

Seasonal boundaries
First system formed| 9 January 1987
(record latest)
Last system dissipated| 27 May 1987
Strongest storm
Name| Elsie
• Maximum winds| 215 km/h (130 mph)
• Lowest pressure| 940 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Tropical lows| 9, 1 unofficial
Tropical cyclones| 8, 1 unofficial
Severe tropical cyclones| 3
Total fatalities| Unknown
Total damage| Unknown
Related articles

* 1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
* 1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season

Australian region tropical cyclone seasons
1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89

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.

## Seasonal summary

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## Systems

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### Tropical Storm 07S

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Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration| 9 January – 13 January
Peak intensity| 100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min);

07S existed from 9 to 13 January 1987, in the northwest corner of the basin. While the system was not monitored by the Bureau of Meteorology, it was considered a tropical storm by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).

### Severe Tropical Cyclone Connie

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Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)

Category 3 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)

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

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Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration| 19 January – 22 January
Peak intensity| 110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min);
978 hPa (mbar)

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

### Tropical Cyclone Damien

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Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration| 30 January – 9 February
Peak intensity| 95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min);
980 hPa (mbar)

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

### Severe Tropical Cyclone Jason

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Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)

Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)

Duration| 4 February – 14 February
Peak intensity| 140 km/h (85 mph) (10-min);
970 hPa (mbar)

Jason stuck the Northern Territory in February, 1987 damaging 20 buildings.[1][2]

### Severe Tropical Cyclone Elsie

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Category 4 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)

Category 3 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)

Duration| 21 February – 27 February
Peak intensity| 185 km/h (115 mph) (10-min);
940 hPa (mbar)

On 21 February, Cyclone Elsie formed near Western Australia. The storm then made landfall near the same region. Catastrophic damage was reported at Mandora Station.[3]

### Tropical Cyclone Kay

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Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)

Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)

Duration| 6 April – 17 April
Peak intensity| 110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min);
976 hPa (mbar)

Kay lasted from 6 to 17 April 1987. The storm impacted Papua New Guinea and Western Australia.

### Tropical Cyclone Blanche

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Category 1 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration| 22 May (entered basin) – 27 May
Peak intensity| 85 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

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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.[4] 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.[4] During the next day, the low moved eastward 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).[4] 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.[4][5]

## Seasonal effects

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Name  | Dates  | Peak intensity  | Areas affected  | Damages
(AU$) | Damages
(US$) | Deaths  |

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Category | Wind speed
(km/h (mph)) | Pressure
(hPa)
Connie | 15–23 January | Category 3 tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (95 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Western Australia |  |  |  |
Irma | 19–22 January | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 978 hPa (28.88 inHg) | Western Australia, Northern Territory |  |  |  |
Damien | 30 January – 9 February | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Western Australia |  |  |  |
Uma | 4 February | Tropical Low | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 997 hPa (29.4 inHg) | None | None | None | None | [4]
Jason | 4–14 February | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Northern Territory, Queensland |  |  |  |
Veli | 5–7 February | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 85 km/h (55 mph) | 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) | None | None | None | None | [4][5]
Elsie | 21–27 February | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | Northern Territory, Western Australia | Significant | Significant |  |
Kay | 19–26 April | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (60 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Queensland, Papua New Guinea, Northern Territory, Western Australia |  |  |  |
Blanch(e) | 22–27 May | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Vanuatu |  |  |  |
Season aggregates
9 systems | 20 November – 27 May |  | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) |  | Unknown |  |

## See also

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* Tropical cyclones portal

* 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

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1. ^ "Severe Tropical Cyclone Jason". Bureau of Meteorology. 1987. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
2. ^ "Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD/ NT, Cyclone (Incl Storm Surge)". ema.gov.au. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
3. ^ "Severe Tropical Cyclone Elsie" (PDF). Bureau of Meteorology. 1987. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
4. ^ a b c d e f MetService (22 May 2009). "TCWC Wellington Best Track Data 1967–2006". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship.[permanent dead link]
5. ^ a b 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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