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1987 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1987 Atlantic season had 7 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 3 of them hurricanes and 1 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from May 24, 1987 and the last ended on November 4, 1987. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Emily (1987), at 125 mph (205 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 34.4.

Storms
7
Hurricanes
3
Major
1
Category 5
0
ACE
34.4
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed tropical depression 1, 1987 AtlanticMay 24 – Jun 135 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane ArleneAug 8 – Aug 2875 mph987 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical storm 3, 1987 AtlanticAug 9 – Aug 1745 mph1007 mbTropical storm1
Unnamed tropical depression 4, 1987 AtlanticAug 13 – Aug 1535 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm BretAug 18 – Aug 2450 mph1000 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 6, 1987 AtlanticAug 30 – Sep 235 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm CindySep 5 – Sep 1050 mph1000 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 8, 1987 AtlanticSep 6 – Sep 835 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 9, 1987 AtlanticSep 7 – Sep 835 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm DennisSep 8 – Sep 2050 mph1000 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 11, 1987 AtlanticSep 13 – Sep 1735 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane EmilySep 20 – Sep 26125 mph958 mbCategory 3 hurricane2
Hurricane FloydOct 9 – Oct 1475 mph993 mbCategory 1 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical depression 14, 1987 AtlanticOct 31 – Nov 435 mph—Tropical depression—