1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
| 1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season | |
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Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | 16 January 1987 |
| Last system dissipated | 29 April 1987 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Daodo |
| • Maximum winds | 135 km/h (85 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 954 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total disturbances | 10 |
| Total depressions | 9 |
| Total storms | 8 |
| Tropical cyclones | 1 |
| Total fatalities | 12 total |
| Total damage | $2 million (1987 USD) |
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| Severe tropical storm (MFR) | |
| Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | January 16 – January 24 |
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| Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min) 976 hPa (mbar) |
| Moderate tropical storm (MFR) | |
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| Duration | February 5 – February 17 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min) 997 hPa (mbar) |
| Severe tropical storm (MFR) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | February 9 – February 22 |
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| Peak intensity | 110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min) 970 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical cyclone (MFR) | |
| Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | March 2 – March 18 |
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| Peak intensity | 135 km/h (85 mph) (10-min) 954 hPa (mbar) |
| Severe tropical storm (MFR) | |
| Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | April 20 – April 29 |
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| Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min) 976 hPa (mbar) |
The 1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was below average due to an ongoing El Niño and a weak monsoon that suppressed convection and storms. There were only five named storms tracked by the Météo-France office (MFR) on Réunion. The United States-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) followed four other storms in the basin, which is the waters of the Indian Ocean south of the equator and west of 90° E to the coast of Africa. The JTWC tracked a storm on August 1 in the northeastern portion of the basin, unusual for the time of year. The first named storm was Severe Tropical Storm Alinina, which originated from the intertropical convergence zone east of Madagascar in the middle of January. However, there was an unnamed tropical depression that produced heavy rainfall in Réunion and Madagascar, causing two deaths in the latter country.
In February, two tropical storms were active near the Mascarene Islands. Tropical Storm Bemezava was a weak storm that took an erratic track around the island of Rodrigues. Tropical Storm Clotilda, the most damaging of the season, stalled near Réunion for three days, producing 2,723 mm (107.2 in) of rainfall at Bébourg. The rainfall totals approached the world record precipitation totals set by Cyclone Hyacinthe in 1980. The rains killed 10 people, destroyed 120 houses, and caused $2 million (1987 USD) in damage. Later, Daodo in March was the strongest storm of the season and the only to attain tropical cyclone status, reaching of 135 km/h (85 mph). Elizabeta was the final storm of the season tracked by the MFR, forming south of Madagascar in April and dissipating on April 29.
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