Unnamed tropical depression (1987)
Unnamed tropical depression peaked at 30 kt in the Western Pacific between September 24, 1987 and September 26, 1987.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- September 24, 1987 to September 26, 1987
- Peak strength
- Tropical Depression, 30 kt (35 mph)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 2252 km (1399 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.0
- Identifier
- WP181987
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads publishes a machine-readable casualty or damage figure for a storm of this era. The National Hurricane Center’s season tables begin in 1995 and carry deaths and damage only from 2005 in the Atlantic and 2020 in both basins; the US Storm Events record begins in 1996.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 00:00 | 17.0N 163.1E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 24, 06:00 | 17.0N 162.6E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 24, 12:00 | 17.0N 161.9E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 24, 18:00 | 17.0N 161.3E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 25, 00:00 | 17.0N 160.7E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 25, 06:00 | 16.9N 160.1E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 25, 12:00 | 16.8N 159.4E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 25, 18:00 | 16.8N 158.7E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 26, 00:00 | 16.7N 157.9E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 26, 06:00 | 16.4N 157.3E | 25 kt | Tropical storm |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1987
- Typhoon OrchidWestern Pacific · 1987
- Tropical Storm PercyWestern Pacific · 1987
- Tropical Storm RuthWestern Pacific · 1987
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1987
- Typhoon SperryWestern Pacific · 1987
- Super Typhoon ThelmaWestern Pacific · 1987
- Typhoon VernonWestern Pacific · 1987
- Typhoon AlexWestern Pacific · 1987 · 126 deaths
- Super Typhoon BettyWestern Pacific · 1987
- Typhoon CaryWestern Pacific · 1987
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1987
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1987
- Super Typhoon DinahWestern Pacific · 1987
- Tropical Storm EdWestern Pacific · 1987
- Super Typhoon HollyWestern Pacific · 1987
- Typhoon GeraldWestern Pacific · 1987
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1987
- Typhoon FredaWestern Pacific · 1987
- Typhoon IanWestern Pacific · 1987
- Tropical Storm JuneWestern Pacific · 1987
- Typhoon KellyWestern Pacific · 1987
- Super Typhoon LynnWestern Pacific · 1987
- Tropical Storm MauryWestern Pacific · 1987
- Super Typhoon NinaWestern Pacific · 1987
- Tropical Storm OgdenWestern Pacific · 1987
- Typhoon PhyllisWestern Pacific · 1987
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.