User:Mitchazenia/Tropical Depression 14 (1987)
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| Tropical depression (SSHS) | ||
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 Tropical Depression 14 near Jamaica |
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| Formed | October 31, 1987 | |
| Dissipated | November 4, 1987 | |
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| Lowest pressure | 1004 mbar (hPa) | |
| Damage | Minimal | |
| Fatalities | 6 direct | |
| Areas affected |
Cuba, Florida, Jamaica | |
| Part of the 1987 Atlantic hurricane season |
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Tropical Depression Fourteen was a weak tropical cyclone that caused significant rainfall from the Caribbean Sea through Florida. The system was the final tropical depression of the 1987 Atlantic hurricane season, and caused six deaths in Jamaica.
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[edit] Storm history
During the end of October, two broad areas of low pressure persisted in the south-central Caribbean Sea. On October 30, one of the systems became more organized, and based on the development of a low-level circulation, the low was upgraded to Tropical Depression Fourteen late on the 31st while near Jamaica. The depression moved to the northwest into an area of strong upper level shear, caused by the conjunction between a high pressure system to its east and an upper level low to its west. Because of the shear, the depression quickly weakened, and quickly lost much of its deep convection.[1]
The depression continued to the northwest, though convection remained intermittent and sporadic. While passing to the west of Key West on November 2, a convection burst occurred, resulting in strong winds across south Florida and the Florida Keys. The Naval Air Station at Boca Chica Key, for example, reported east winds of 45 mph (72 km/h) with gusts of up to 65 mph (104 km/h). In a feeder band, a Reconnaissance Aircraft flight experienced severe turbulance and recorded winds of 92 mph (147 km/h) with a pressure of 998 mbar. It is unknown if the depression briefly attained tropical storm status because convection quickly diminished. The weak swirl of the tropical depression turned to the northeast and made landfall near Tampa Bay on the 4th. Shortly after making landfall, it merged with a weak extratropical low, and accellerated to the northeast.[1]
[edit] Preparations
The National Hurricane Center issued two tropical storm watches due for Tropical Depression 14, the first from the middle/lower Florida Keys west of Craig Key to Dry Tortugas on the 1st and the other from Fort Myers Beach to Cedar Key on the 3rd, both ending the day after they were issued.[1]
[edit] Impact
While passing to the west of Jamaica, the depression dropped heavy rainfall on the island, prompting officials to issue flash flood warnings. Over a 3-day period, Kingston recorded a total of 10.21 inches (25.93 mm), the highest daily rainfall total being 6.38 inches (16.21 mm) on November 1.[2]
Similarly, Cuba reported moderate rainfall, peaking at 4.75 inches (12.07 mm) in Bahia Honda, Cuba. Despite being a very weak system, the depression also dropped moderate precipitation across Florida, peaking at 10.23 inches (26 mm) at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Rainfall over one inch was experienced as far north as eastern Georgia and extreme southern South Carolina.[2] Rainfall less than 1 inch, however, went unrecorded.
Damage was minimal, if any was experienced. According to an unofficial report, the flooding caused six fatalities in Jamaica.[3] There are no other reports of casualties or damage from the system.
[edit] See also
- Tropical cyclone
- List of notable Atlantic hurricanes
- 1987 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical Depression
- Beaufort Scale-for storms below hurricane status.
[edit] External links
- Monthly Weather Review
- Detailed information on all storms from 1987
- NOAA 1987 Report accessed November 10, 2005
- Track of 14
- Tropical Depression 14 Information (HPC)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/trop/prelim03.gif
- ^ a b http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/td141987.html
- ^ http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/1987.pdf
