User:Mitchazenia/Unnamed Tropical Storm (1987)

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The Unnamed Tropical Storm was the first storm and also the weakest of the 1987 Atlantic hurricane season. It was upgraded from Tropical Depression Two into a tropical storm from post season analysis. The storm was one of the few to make landfall in the United States, leaving rainfall in seven states. ^[1]^[2]

1 Storm History
2 Preparations
3 Impact
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Storm History

Storm path

A tropical wave formed off the coast of Africa on July 29 progressing to the west. The wave very little convection, as it was in an area of high swaft of dust near the Lesser Antilles. The wave soon split into two parts, the north heading for Gulf of Mexico, while the south headed for Central America. The northern portion on August 8 became influenced with a non-tropical low in the Gulf of Mexico. A third low was existent at the vicinity and the time as the two other systems. The two systems interacted and became Tropical Depression Two the next day near the Texas coastline at noon on August 9.

The decision was not to upgrade the system to a subtropical storm, but instead to a tropical storm due to continued convection in the area of the storm.^[3] The storm was not given tropical storm watches due to landfall was to come within 24 hours. The storm made landfall in the predicted position, weakening into a tropical depression over Louisiana and started moving eastward, continuing over Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia. The storm soon turned toward the north and degenerated into a remnant low on the 17th over eastern Georgia.^[1]

The depression in post-season analysis became an unnamed tropical storm before landfall on the Texas-Louisiana border.

[edit] Preparations

Two warnings/watches were released in association with the tropical storm. The first was a 45 mph tropical storm warning on August 9 for the range of Matagorda, Texas to Morgan City, Louisiana. The second was an upgraded 50 mph tropical storm warning for the same area. All warnings were discontinued within a day.^[4] The unnamed tropical storm became the first storm to be given a tropical storm warning instead of regular gale warnings. ^[5]

[edit] Impact

[edit] Gulf of Mexico

The tropical storm produced winds up in the area of the Gulf of Mexico. Three oil rigs recorded winds of 50 mph with gusts up to 66 mph on August 9.

[edit] Texas-Louisiana

[edit] Rest of the United States

The storm produced rainfall up to 21.06" in Van Cleave, Mississippi. Flash flooding in Mississippi raised up to 16.8' in the Jackson River, a new record from 15.9 in 1980.