The unnamed storm weakening over Texas on August 10
Meteorological history
Formed
August 9, 1987
Dissipated
August 17, 1987
Tropical storm
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds
45 mph (75 km/h)
Lowest pressure
1007 mbar (hPa); 29.74 inHg
Overall effects
Missing
1
Damage
$7.4 million (1987 USD)
Areas affected
Gulf Coast of the United States
IBTrACS
Part of the 1987 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1987 Gulf Coast tropical storm caused flooding along the Gulf Coast of the United States. The second tropical cyclone and first tropical storm of the 1987 Atlantic hurricane season, it originated from a tropical wave in the Gulf of Mexico, southeast of Texas, on August 9. Initially a tropical depression, the cyclone moved north-northwestward and slightly intensified into a tropical storm later that day. By August 10, it made landfall between Galveston and Beaumont. The system weakened after moving inland and turned towards the east and later southeast. Briefly reemerging over the Gulf on August 15, the depression moved onshore a second time in Florida, before dissipating over eastern Georgia on August 17.
Due to the relatively weak nature of the system, it caused relatively little damage. However, the system dropped heavy rainfall, peaking at 21.05 inches (535 mm) in southern Mississippi. This resulted in flooding, which forced more than 400 people to evacuate their homes, some of which had 2 to 4 feet (0.61 to 1.22 m) of water. Flash flooding was reported in a few others states, including Alabama, Florida, and Louisiana. In all, losses from the unnamed storm reached $7.4 million (1987 USD) and one person was reported missing after being thrown overboard a boat in rough seas.
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