:1986–87 Australian region cyclone season

{{Infobox hurricane season

| Basin=Aus

| Year=1987

| Track=1986-1987 Australian cyclone season summary.jpg

| First storm formed=9 January 1987
(record latest)

| Last storm dissipated=27 May 1987

| Strongest storm name=Elsie

| Strongest storm pressure=940

| Strongest storm winds=115

| Total depressions=9, 1 unofficial

| Total storms=8, 1 unofficial

| Total intense=3

| Fatalities=

| Damages=

| five seasons=1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89

| South Indian season=1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

| South Pacific season=1986–87 South Pacific 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.

Seasonal summary

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from:19/01/1987 till:22/01/1987 color:C2 text:"Irma (C2)"

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from:21/02/1987 till:27/02/1987 color:C4 text:"Elsie (C4)"

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Systems

= Tropical Storm 07S =

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|Basin=Aus

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|Formed=9 January

|Dissipated=13 January

|Track=07S_1987_track.png

|1-min winds=55

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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 =

{{Infobox hurricane small

|Basin=Aus

|Image=Connie Jan 19 1987 0719Z.png

|Formed=15 January

|Dissipated=23 January

|Track=Connie 1987 track.png

|10-min winds=85

|1-min winds=100

|Pressure=950

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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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|Basin=Aus

|Image=Irma Jan 20 1987 2246Z.png

|Formed=19 January

|Dissipated=22 January

|Track=Irma 1987 track.png

|10-min winds=60

|1-min winds=35

|Pressure=978

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

= Tropical Cyclone Damien =

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|Basin=Aus

|Formed=30 January

|Dissipated=9 February

|Track=Damien 1987 track.png

|10-min winds=50

|1-min winds=50

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

= Severe Tropical Cyclone Jason =

{{Infobox hurricane small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=4 February

|Dissipated=14 February

|Track=Jason 1987 track.png

|10-min winds=75

|1-min winds=65

|Pressure=970

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Jason stuck the Northern Territory in February, 1987 damaging 20 buildings.{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/jason.shtml|title=Severe Tropical Cyclone Jason|publisher=Bureau of Meteorology|date=1987|accessdate=31 March 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/54273a46a9c753b3ca256d0900180220/aab006a12c205848ca256d3300058220 |title=Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD/ NT, Cyclone (Incl Storm Surge) |website=ema.gov.au |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414204439/http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/54273a46a9c753b3ca256d0900180220/aab006a12c205848ca256d3300058220 |archive-date=14 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}

= Severe Tropical Cyclone Elsie =

{{Infobox hurricane small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=21 February

|Dissipated=27 February

|Image=02-25-1987-Elsie.png

|Track=Elsie 1987 track.png

|10-min winds=100

|1-min winds=110

|Pressure=940

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/elsie.pdf|title=Severe Tropical Cyclone Elsie|publisher=Bureau of Meteorology|date=1987|accessdate=31 March 2021}}

= Tropical Cyclone Kay =

{{Infobox hurricane small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=6 April

|Dissipated=17 April

|Track=Kay 1987 track.png

|10-min winds=60

|1-min winds=75

|Pressure=976

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

= Tropical Cyclone Blanche =

{{Infobox hurricane small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=22 May (entered basin)

|Dissipated=27 May

|Track=Blanch 1987 track.png

|10-min winds=45

|1-min winds=45

|Pressure=990

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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.{{TCWC Wellington BT}} The precursor tropical low to Cyclone Veli formed during the next day, about {{convert|725|km|mi|round=5|abbr=on}} to the south-east of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. 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 {{convert|85|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}. 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.{{cite report|author=Singh, Sudah|author2=Fiji Meteorological Service|type=Mariners Weather Log: Volume 31: Issue 3: Summer 1987|year=1987|publisher=United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|editor=DeAngellis, Richard M|url=http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cgi-bin/virtcdlib/index.cgi/4274123/FID1/DATA/TROPIC/SWP_NAR/1987_9.NAR%3B1|accessdate=29 May 2013|pages=24–25|hdl=2027/uiug.30112104093965|issn=0025-3367|oclc=648466886|title=Tropical Cyclone Veli}}

Seasonal effects

| Connie || {{Sort|0115|15–23 January}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A3}}|{{Sort|3|Category 3 tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A3}}|{{Sort|155|{{convert|155|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A3}}|{{Sort|950|{{convert|950|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Western Australia || || || ||

| Irma || {{Sort|0119|19–22 January}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{Sort|3|Category 2 tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{Sort|110|{{convert|110|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{Sort|978|{{convert|978|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Western Australia, Northern Territory || || || ||

| Damien || {{Sort|0130|30 January – 9 February}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{Sort|3|Category 2 tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{Sort|95|{{convert|95|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{Sort|980|{{convert|980|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Western Australia || || || ||

| Uma || {{Sort|0204|4 February}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|Tropical Low || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{convert|55|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5|sortable=on}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{convert|997|hPa|inHg|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || None || None || None || None ||{{TCWC Wellington BT}}

| Jason || {{Sort|0204|4–14 February}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A3}}|{{Sort|4|Category 3 severe tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A3}}|{{Sort|140|{{convert|140|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A3}}|{{Sort|970|{{convert|970|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Northern Territory, Queensland || || || ||

| Veli || {{Sort|0205|5–7 February}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A1}}|{{Sort|2|Category 1 tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A1}}|{{Sort|85|{{convert|85|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A1}}|{{Sort|987|{{convert|987|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || None || None || None ||

| Elsie || {{Sort|0221|21–27 February}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A4}}|{{Sort|5|Category 4 severe tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A4}}|{{Sort|185|{{convert|185|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A4}}|{{Sort|940|{{convert|940|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Northern Territory, Western Australia || Significant || Significant || ||

| Kay || {{Sort|0419|19–26 April}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{Sort|3|Category 2 tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{Sort|100|{{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{Sort|975|{{convert|975|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Queensland, Papua New Guinea, Northern Territory, Western Australia || || || ||

| Blanch(e) || {{sort|0522|22–27 May}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A1}}|{{Sort|1|Category 1 tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A1}}|{{Sort|110|{{convert|110|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A1}}|{{Sort|990|{{convert|990|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Solomon Islands, Vanuatu || || || ||

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