Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 9–17, 1987
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
The 1987 Gulf Coast tropical Storm was a tropical storm of the 1987 Atlantic season. It formed on August 9, 1987, 220 mi SSE of Galveston, Texas, reached its peak of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1007 mb on August 10, 1987, and made landfall 23 mi NE of Galveston, Texas on August 10, 1987 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 7.8 days and travelled about 1,202 miles (1,934 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 10, 1987 · 06:00 UTC | 23 mi NE of Galveston, Texas | TS 46 mph | 1009 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearland, Texas | 47 mi | Aug 10 · 06:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Pasadena, Texas | 43 mi | Aug 10 · 07:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Houston, Texas | 52 mi | Aug 10 · 08:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Cypress, Texas | 72 mi | Aug 10 · 09:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Beaumont, Texas | 24 mi | Aug 10 · 10:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 49 mi | Aug 11 · 02:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 20 mi | Aug 12 · 05:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Mobile, Alabama | 56 mi | Aug 13 · 23:00 UTC | TD 17 mph |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 23 mi | Aug 16 · 06:00 UTC | TD 17 mph |
| Savannah, Georgia | 73 mi | Aug 17 · 06:00 UTC | TD 12 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 26.3°N 93.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 27.3°N 94.0°W | 141 mi SE of Freeport, Texas |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1008 mb | 28.4°N 94.4°W | 67 mi SSE of Galveston, Texas |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | 1009 mb | 29.5°N 94.5°W | 23 mi NE of Galveston, Texas |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1009 mb | 30.5°N 94.5°W | 24 mi NW of Lumberton, Texas |
| Aug 10 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 31.3°N 94.1°W | 37 mi E of Lufkin, Texas |
| Aug 11 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 31.8°N 93.5°W | 24 mi W of Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 32.3°N 92.7°W | 16 mi SSW of Ruston, Louisiana |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 32.3°N 91.8°W | 24 mi SE of Monroe, Louisiana |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 32.2°N 91.2°W | 22 mi WSW of Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 32.1°N 90.6°W | 28 mi WSW of Jackson, Mississippi |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 32.0°N 90.2°W | 13 mi SSE of Byram, Mississippi |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 32.0°N 89.7°W | 25 mi SE of Brandon, Mississippi |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 32.0°N 89.3°W | 23 mi NNW of Laurel, Mississippi |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 31.9°N 88.8°W | 24 mi NE of Laurel, Mississippi |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 31.8°N 88.4°W | 43 mi SSE of Meridian, Mississippi |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 31.7°N 88.0°W | 55 mi NNW of Atmore, Alabama |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1009 mb | 31.5°N 87.7°W | 35 mi NNW of Atmore, Alabama |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1010 mb | 31.3°N 87.4°W | 20 mi NNE of Atmore, Alabama |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1010 mb | 31.1°N 87.1°W | 24 mi ENE of Atmore, Alabama |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1010 mb | 30.8°N 86.8°W | 14 mi W of Crestview, Florida |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1011 mb | 30.6°N 86.6°W | 10 mi NNE of Wright, Florida |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1011 mb | 30.3°N 86.3°W | near Santa Rosa Beach, Florida |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1011 mb | 30.0°N 86.0°W | 17 mi SW of Panama City Beach, Florida |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1012 mb | 29.8°N 85.6°W | 25 mi S of Panama City, Florida |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1012 mb | 29.7°N 85.0°W | 46 mi SE of Callaway, Florida |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1013 mb | 29.8°N 84.5°W | 46 mi SSW of Tallahassee, Florida |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1014 mb | 30.2°N 84.0°W | 23 mi SE of Tallahassee, Florida |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1014 mb | 30.5°N 83.7°W | 35 mi E of Tallahassee, Florida |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TD | 12 mph | 1014 mb | 30.9°N 83.2°W | near Valdosta, Georgia |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TD | 12 mph | 1015 mb | 31.4°N 82.9°W | near Douglas, Georgia |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TD | 12 mph | 1015 mb | 31.8°N 82.3°W | 30 mi SSE of Vidalia, Georgia |
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Questions
1987 Gulf Coast tropical Storm made landfall once: 23 mi NE of Galveston, Texas on August 10, 1987 at 06:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on August 10, 1987, 1987 Gulf Coast tropical Storm was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a central pressure of 1007 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
7.8 days, from August 9, 1987 to August 17, 1987. It travelled about 1,202 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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