1987

656 tornadoes, 2 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 60+ large wildfires, 13 notable earthquakes. 15 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 59.

Tornadoes

656 recorded; 15 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1987

May 22, 1987	F4	Reeves	3.0	30
Feb 28, 1987	F4	Jones, Wayne, Clarke	35.0	6
Jul 21, 1987	F4	Teton	24.3	0
Dec 14, 1987	F3	Crittenden, Shelby	25.0	6
Nov 15, 1987	F3	Cherokee, Smith	33.0	4
Nov 15, 1987	F3	Shelby, Panola, De Soto	48.0	1
Nov 15, 1987	F3	Anderson	10.5	1
Jul 11, 1987	F3	Dickinson, Menominee, Delta	71.0	0
Mar 22, 1987	F3	Lipscomb	30.0	0
Jul 27, 1987	F3	Goodhue, Rice	30.0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F3	Cass	12.2	0
Jul 23, 1987	F3	Hennepin	5.0	0
May 25, 1987	F3	Hansford	3.0	0
May 25, 1987	F3	Ochiltree	3.0	0
Jul 21, 1987	F3	Griggs	1.0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F2	Madison, Leon	10.0	3
Nov 15, 1987	F2	Burleson, Milam	10.0	2
Apr 15, 1987	F2	Lake	3.0	1
Aug 15, 1987	F2	Otter Tail	1.0	1
May 21, 1987	F2	Winston	0.3	1
Jun 21, 1987	F2	Oakland	0.3	1
Nov 16, 1987	F2	Madison, Yazoo	21.0	0
Nov 16, 1987	F2	Hinds, Rankin	20.0	0
Nov 16, 1987	F2	Lincoln, Copiah	20.0	0
Nov 16, 1987	F2	Simpson	20.0	0
May 28, 1987	F2	King	13.0	0
Apr 15, 1987	F2	Sumter	12.0	0
May 25, 1987	F2	Ward	11.0	0
Mar 22, 1987	F2	Beaver	10.0	0
Mar 31, 1987	F2	Dare	10.0	0
Jul 29, 1987	F2	Winneshiek, Allamakee	10.0	0
Jul 1, 1987	F2	Carson, Armstrong	9.0	0
Dec 15, 1987	F2	Prentiss	8.0	0
May 29, 1987	F2	Lubbock	8.0	0
Jul 7, 1987	F2	Union, Sioux	8.0	0
Mar 22, 1987	F2	Ellis	7.5	0
Jun 2, 1987	F2	Lipscomb	7.5	0
Nov 15, 1987	F2	Upshur	7.0	0
Feb 28, 1987	F2	West Carroll	7.0	0
Jun 18, 1987	F2	Natrona	7.0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F2	Smith	6.0	0
May 25, 1987	F2	Hall, Childress	6.0	0
May 25, 1987	F2	Randall, Armstrong	6.0	0
Jun 2, 1987	F2	Lipscomb	6.0	0
Jul 11, 1987	F2	Minnehaha	5.0	0
Jul 21, 1987	F2	Natrona	5.0	0
Jul 7, 1987	F2	Weld	5.0	0
Jul 14, 1987	F2	Gray	4.5	0
Jul 1, 1987	F2	Carson	4.5	0
Nov 16, 1987	F2	Rankin	4.0	0
Jul 6, 1987	F2	Valley	4.0	0
Feb 14, 1987	F2	Comanche	3.5	0
Feb 15, 1987	F2	Tangipahoa	3.5	0
Nov 16, 1987	F2	Hancock	3.0	0
Feb 15, 1987	F2	Assumption	3.0	0
Feb 15, 1987	F2	Walthall	3.0	0
Feb 15, 1987	F2	Pearl River	3.0	0
May 18, 1987	F2	Chase	3.0	0
May 3, 1987	F2	Haskell	3.0	0
May 25, 1987	F2	Randall	2.0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F2	Lee	1.5	0
Nov 15, 1987	F2	Craig	1.5	0
Jun 27, 1987	F2	Mahoning	1.5	0
Jul 30, 1987	F2	Erie	1.5	0
Aug 5, 1987	F2	Lyman	1.2	0
Dec 6, 1987	F2	Polk	1.0	0
Dec 6, 1987	F2	Polk	1.0	0
Mar 22, 1987	F2	Harper	1.0	0
Jun 20, 1987	F2	Adams	1.0	0
Jul 2, 1987	F2	Adams	1.0	0
Aug 16, 1987	F2	LaSalle	1.0	0
Jul 6, 1987	F2	Newton	0.9	0
Jul 21, 1987	F2	Atlantic	0.5	0
Jul 5, 1987	F2	Butler	0.2	0
Aug 17, 1987	F2	Jefferson	0.2	0
Aug 31, 1987	F2	Richland	0.2	0
Jun 2, 1987	F2	Champaign	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1987	F1	Ochiltree	1.5	1
Mar 17, 1987	F1	Anderson	0.2	1
May 26, 1987	F1	Pottawattamie, Shelby	36.0	0
Apr 11, 1987	F1	De Witt, Piatt	28.0	0
May 20, 1987	F1	Washington, Louisa, Muscatine	25.0	0
Jul 9, 1987	F1	Crawford, Oscoda	20.0	0
Jun 28, 1987	F1	Yellow Medicine	16.0	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Galveston, Harris	15.0	0
Mar 17, 1987	F1	Tangipahoa	13.0	0
Feb 15, 1987	F1	Rankin	12.0	0
Dec 6, 1987	F1	Anderson	11.5	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Rankin	10.0	0
Feb 15, 1987	F1	Lowndes	10.0	0
May 25, 1987	F1	Ochiltree	10.0	0
Sep 9, 1987	F1	Dawson	10.0	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Rankin	9.0	0
Mar 17, 1987	F1	Jones	9.0	0
May 27, 1987	F1	Brown	9.0	0
May 31, 1987	F1	Pottawattamie, Cass	8.0	0
May 13, 1987	F1	Dakota	7.0	0
Jul 27, 1987	F1	Dakota	7.0	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Wilkinson	6.0	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Newton	6.0	0
Mar 16, 1987	F1	Smith, Wood	6.0	0
May 27, 1987	F1	Elko	6.0	0
Jul 12, 1987	F1	Chippewa	5.1	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Montgomery	5.0	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Smith	5.0	0
Feb 28, 1987	F1	Jackson	5.0	0
Mar 17, 1987	F1	Adams	5.0	0
Jul 11, 1987	F1	Kossuth, Winnebago	5.0	0
Aug 15, 1987	F1	Spink, Brown	5.0	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Montgomery	4.0	0
Apr 14, 1987	F1	Davis, Wapello	4.0	0
Apr 14, 1987	F1	Tipton, Howard	4.0	0
May 20, 1987	F1	Montgomery	4.0	0
May 29, 1987	F1	Dawson	4.0	0
May 30, 1987	F1	Hansford	4.0	0
Feb 14, 1987	F1	Caddo	3.8	0
Nov 15, 1987	F1	Marshall	3.2	0
Nov 15, 1987	F1	Bell	3.0	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Franklin	3.0	0
Dec 14, 1987	F1	Stoddard	3.0	0
Mar 17, 1987	F1	Jefferson	3.0	0
Mar 17, 1987	F1	Amite, Lincoln	3.0	0
Mar 29, 1987	F1	George	3.0	0
Apr 13, 1987	F1	Christian	3.0	0
May 28, 1987	F1	Howard	3.0	0
Jun 29, 1987	F1	Clare	3.0	0
Jun 30, 1987	F1	Panola	3.0	0
Jun 2, 1987	F1	Potter	3.0	0
Jul 1, 1987	F1	Hutchinson	3.0	0
Jun 17, 1987	F1	Comanche	2.9	0
Jul 9, 1987	F1	Alger	2.7	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Calcasieu	2.5	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Concordia	2.5	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Franklin	2.5	0
May 30, 1987	F1	Andrews	2.5	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Attala	2.0	0
Dec 14, 1987	F1	Stoddard	2.0	0
Dec 15, 1987	F1	Prentiss	2.0	0
Mar 18, 1987	F1	Union	2.0	0
Apr 14, 1987	F1	Keokuk	2.0	0
May 20, 1987	F1	Traverse	2.0	0
May 24, 1987	F1	Briscoe	2.0	0
May 25, 1987	F1	Hansford	2.0	0
May 29, 1987	F1	Dawson	2.0	0
Jun 28, 1987	F1	Arapahoe	2.0	0
Jun 9, 1987	F1	Adams	2.0	0
Jul 14, 1987	F1	Ochiltree	2.0	0
Jul 29, 1987	F1	Clinton	2.0	0
Jul 2, 1987	F1	Parmer	2.0	0
Aug 21, 1987	F1	Sarasota	2.0	0
Sep 5, 1987	F1	Lake	2.0	0
Jun 29, 1987	F1	Wayne	1.9	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Hinds	1.5	0
Dec 14, 1987	F1	Amite	1.5	0
Jun 2, 1987	F1	Adams	1.5	0
Jul 12, 1987	F1	Burlington	1.5	0
Jul 12, 1987	F1	Loudoun, Fairfax	1.5	0
Jul 5, 1987	F1	Sedgwick	1.5	0
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Weld	1.5	0
Aug 16, 1987	F1	Waukesha	1.5	0
Aug 9, 1987	F1	Columbiana	1.5	0
Feb 15, 1987	F1	Stone	1.2	0
Nov 15, 1987	F1	Atoka	1.0	0
Nov 17, 1987	F1	Washington	1.0	0
Feb 15, 1987	F1	St. Bernard	1.0	0
Mar 14, 1987	F1	Webster	1.0	0
Mar 22, 1987	F1	Rooks	1.0	0
May 13, 1987	F1	Lee	1.0	0
May 16, 1987	F1	Lincoln	1.0	0
May 26, 1987	F1	Page	1.0	0
May 26, 1987	F1	Pottawattamie	1.0	0
May 27, 1987	F1	Brown	1.0	0
May 30, 1987	F1	Okanogan	1.0	0
May 3, 1987	F1	Caldwell	1.0	0
May 3, 1987	F1	Caldwell	1.0	0
Jun 18, 1987	F1	Larimer	1.0	0
Jun 20, 1987	F1	Adams	1.0	0
Jun 24, 1987	F1	Kiowa	1.0	0
Jun 2, 1987	F1	Monroe	1.0	0
Jul 18, 1987	F1	Butte	1.0	0
Jul 25, 1987	F1	Medina	1.0	0
Jul 2, 1987	F1	Burlington	1.0	0
Jul 5, 1987	F1	Butler	1.0	0
Jul 6, 1987	F1	Lyman	1.0	0
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Scott	1.0	0
Jul 8, 1987	F1	Hamilton	1.0	0
Jul 8, 1987	F1	Page	1.0	0
Aug 21, 1987	F1	Muscatine	1.0	0
Aug 21, 1987	F1	Cedar	1.0	0
Aug 21, 1987	F1	Charlotte	1.0	0
Sep 1, 1987	F1	Osceola	1.0	0
Sep 9, 1987	F1	Hockley	0.9	0
Feb 15, 1987	F1	Marion	0.8	0
Jun 18, 1987	F1	Platte	0.8	0
Jun 24, 1987	F1	Elbert	0.8	0
Jun 29, 1987	F1	Lenawee	0.8	0
Jun 30, 1987	F1	Adams	0.8	0
Jul 4, 1987	F1	Adams	0.8	0
Nov 10, 1987	F1	Pickens	0.7	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Catahoula	0.7	0
Mar 29, 1987	F1	Harrison	0.7	0
May 12, 1987	F1	Denver	0.7	0
Jun 2, 1987	F1	Douglas	0.7	0
Jul 29, 1987	F1	Rock Island	0.7	0
Jul 6, 1987	F1	Spalding	0.7	0
May 17, 1987	F1	Kit Carson	0.6	0
Jun 13, 1987	F1	Meade	0.6	0
Jun 24, 1987	F1	Lincoln	0.6	0
Jun 24, 1987	F1	Lincoln	0.6	0
Jun 24, 1987	F1	Bent	0.6	0
Jun 28, 1987	F1	Pepin	0.6	0
Nov 15, 1987	F1	Bossier	0.5	0
Nov 15, 1987	F1	Calcasieu	0.5	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Adams	0.5	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Beauregard	0.5	0
Dec 6, 1987	F1	Calcasieu	0.5	0
Mar 22, 1987	F1	Harper	0.5	0
Mar 30, 1987	F1	Montgomery	0.5	0
Apr 13, 1987	F1	Montgomery	0.5	0
May 18, 1987	F1	Lyon	0.5	0
May 20, 1987	F1	Woodford	0.5	0
Jun 18, 1987	F1	Elbert	0.5	0
Jun 23, 1987	F1	Weld	0.5	0
Jun 24, 1987	F1	Crowley	0.5	0
Jun 29, 1987	F1	Washington	0.5	0
Jun 9, 1987	F1	Douglas	0.5	0
Jul 10, 1987	F1	Brown	0.5	0
Jul 17, 1987	F1	Dawson	0.5	0
Jul 18, 1987	F1	Black Hawk	0.5	0
Jul 25, 1987	F1	Ashtabula	0.5	0
Jul 26, 1987	F1	Union	0.5	0
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Weld	0.5	0
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Sherman	0.5	0
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Otero	0.5	0
Jul 9, 1987	F1	Lyman	0.5	0
Aug 2, 1987	F1	Santa Rosa	0.5	0
Aug 7, 1987	F1	Larimer	0.5	0
Sep 22, 1987	F1	Yuma	0.5	0
Feb 15, 1987	F1	St. John the Baptist	0.3	0
Mar 23, 1987	F1	Okmulgee	0.3	0
Mar 23, 1987	F1	Okmulgee	0.3	0
May 26, 1987	F1	Ector	0.3	0
Jun 20, 1987	F1	Douglas	0.3	0
Jun 23, 1987	F1	Washington	0.3	0
Jun 23, 1987	F1	Washington	0.3	0
Jun 3, 1987	F1	Cleburne	0.3	0
Jul 17, 1987	F1	Adams	0.3	0
Jul 6, 1987	F1	Waukesha	0.3	0
Jul 6, 1987	F1	Cherry	0.3	0
Aug 17, 1987	F1	Hall	0.3	0
Oct 11, 1987	F1	Monroe	0.2	0
Nov 15, 1987	F1	Gregg	0.2	0
Nov 15, 1987	F1	Harrison	0.2	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Acadia	0.2	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	Terrebonne	0.2	0
Nov 24, 1987	F1	Cooke	0.2	0
Nov 24, 1987	F1	Cooke	0.2	0
Dec 6, 1987	F1	Wise	0.2	0
Feb 14, 1987	F1	Bryan	0.2	0
Feb 18, 1987	F1	Jefferson	0.2	0
Mar 14, 1987	F1	Nuckolls	0.2	0
Mar 20, 1987	F1	Franklin	0.2	0
Apr 13, 1987	F1	Sebastian	0.2	0
May 14, 1987	F1	Oakland	0.2	0
May 19, 1987	F1	Adams	0.2	0
May 25, 1987	F1	Jackson	0.2	0
May 26, 1987	F1	Pottawattamie	0.2	0
May 29, 1987	F1	Cache	0.2	0
Jun 12, 1987	F1	Custer	0.2	0
Jun 15, 1987	F1	Hendricks	0.2	0
Jun 18, 1987	F1	Douglas	0.2	0
Jun 20, 1987	F1	Jefferson	0.2	0
Jun 22, 1987	F1	Crawford	0.2	0
Jun 23, 1987	F1	Weld	0.2	0
Jun 23, 1987	F1	Banner	0.2	0
Jun 27, 1987	F1	Crawford	0.2	0
Jul 12, 1987	F1	Manitowoc	0.2	0
Jul 15, 1987	F1	Iroquois	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1987	F1	Foster	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1987	F1	Cass	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1987	F1	Benson	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1987	F1	Lincoln	0.2	0
Jul 26, 1987	F1	Sheboygan	0.2	0
Jul 29, 1987	F1	Calcasieu	0.2	0
Jul 29, 1987	F1	Jeff Davis, Appling	0.2	0
Jul 30, 1987	F1	Mercer	0.2	0
Jul 2, 1987	F1	Adams	0.2	0
Jul 2, 1987	F1	Marathon	0.2	0
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Douglas	0.2	0
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Douglas	0.2	0
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Douglas	0.2	0
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Elbert	0.2	0
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Yuma	0.2	0
Jul 8, 1987	F1	Adams	0.2	0
Aug 14, 1987	F1	Winnebago	0.2	0
Aug 27, 1987	F1	Lee	0.2	0
Aug 2, 1987	F1	Webster	0.2	0
Aug 9, 1987	F1	Washington	0.2	0
Sep 11, 1987	F1	Callahan	0.2	0
Sep 13, 1987	F1	Carteret	0.2	0
Sep 16, 1987	F1	Adair	0.2	0
Nov 15, 1987	F1	Logan	0.1	0
Mar 22, 1987	F1	Ellis	0.1	0
May 19, 1987	F1	Lincoln	0.1	0
Jun 15, 1987	F1	Lemhi	0.1	0
Jun 24, 1987	F1	Saline	0.1	0
Jun 27, 1987	F1	Keith	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1987	F1	Deuel	0.1	0
Jun 9, 1987	F1	Jefferson	0.1	0
Jul 14, 1987	F1	Grundy	0.1	0
Jul 18, 1987	F1	Itasca	0.1	0
Jul 6, 1987	F1	Lyman	0.1	0
Jul 6, 1987	F1	Knox	0.1	0
Jul 9, 1987	F1	Kent	0.1	0
Aug 16, 1987	F1	Lafayette	0.1	0
Aug 5, 1987	F1	Lyman	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1987	F0	Douglas, Todd	15.0	0
Jun 27, 1987	F0	Cloud	12.0	0
Mar 17, 1987	F0	San Augustine	8.0	0
May 27, 1987	F0	Elko	8.0	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Buffalo	8.0	0
Jul 9, 1987	F0	Deuel	8.0	0
Jul 9, 1987	F0	Ottawa	7.5	0
May 19, 1987	F0	Taylor	6.0	0
Jun 29, 1987	F0	Belmont	6.0	0
Jul 11, 1987	F0	Keweenaw, Houghton	6.0	0
Jun 19, 1987	F0	Crook	5.0	0
Jul 22, 1987	F0	Doña Ana	5.0	0
Sep 15, 1987	F0	Payne	5.0	0
Aug 5, 1987	F0	Hughes	4.0	0
Jul 31, 1987	F0	Lenawee	3.5	0
May 17, 1987	F0	Churchill	3.0	0
May 19, 1987	F0	Brewster	3.0	0
May 25, 1987	F0	Randall	3.0	0
Jan 4, 1987	F0	Lee	2.5	0
Jun 19, 1987	F0	Upton	2.5	0
Aug 10, 1987	F0	Hale	2.5	0
Nov 10, 1987	F0	Carteret	2.0	0
May 29, 1987	F0	Castro	2.0	0
Jun 11, 1987	F0	Tom Green	2.0	0
Jun 13, 1987	F0	Vermilion, Edgar	2.0	0
Jun 18, 1987	F0	Big Horn	2.0	0
Jun 29, 1987	F0	Polk	2.0	0
Jun 2, 1987	F0	Clinton	2.0	0
Jul 11, 1987	F0	Chippewa	2.0	0
Jul 26, 1987	F0	Powhatan	2.0	0
Sep 9, 1987	F0	Dawson	2.0	0
May 10, 1987	F0	Goodhue	1.5	0
May 21, 1987	F0	Gray	1.5	0
May 31, 1987	F0	Brewster	1.5	0
Jul 27, 1987	F0	San Bernardino	1.5	0
Aug 12, 1987	F0	Mobile	1.5	0
Jul 5, 1987	F0	Defiance	1.3	0
Dec 15, 1987	F0	Putnam	1.0	0
Dec 15, 1987	F0	Flagler	1.0	0
Jan 22, 1987	F0	Pasco	1.0	0
Jan 22, 1987	F0	Pasco	1.0	0
Jan 4, 1987	F0	Palm Beach	1.0	0
Jan 4, 1987	F0	Broward	1.0	0
Mar 7, 1987	F0	St. Lucie	1.0	0
Mar 7, 1987	F0	Flagler	1.0	0
Apr 11, 1987	F0	Champaign	1.0	0
Apr 14, 1987	F0	Wapello	1.0	0
Apr 3, 1987	F0	Franklin	1.0	0
Apr 3, 1987	F0	Madison	1.0	0
May 12, 1987	F0	Charlotte	1.0	0
May 19, 1987	F0	San Saba	1.0	0
May 22, 1987	F0	Hockley	1.0	0
May 24, 1987	F0	Briscoe	1.0	0
May 25, 1987	F0	Ward	1.0	0
May 25, 1987	F0	Randall	1.0	0
May 29, 1987	F0	Parmer	1.0	0
May 29, 1987	F0	Castro	1.0	0
May 31, 1987	F0	Dallas	1.0	0
May 1, 1987	F0	Santa Rosa	1.0	0
May 5, 1987	F0	DeSoto	1.0	0
May 7, 1987	F0	Pasco	1.0	0
Jun 14, 1987	F0	Hidalgo	1.0	0
Jun 18, 1987	F0	Pinellas	1.0	0
Jun 21, 1987	F0	Duval	1.0	0
Jun 25, 1987	F0	St. Lucie	1.0	0
Jun 2, 1987	F0	Boone	1.0	0
Jun 2, 1987	F0	Nolan	1.0	0
Jul 10, 1987	F0	Clinton	1.0	0
Jul 12, 1987	F0	Indian River	1.0	0
Jul 14, 1987	F0	Hansford	1.0	0
Jul 17, 1987	F0	Scott	1.0	0
Jul 23, 1987	F0	Bradford	1.0	0
Jul 23, 1987	F0	Columbia	1.0	0
Jul 24, 1987	F0	Manatee	1.0	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Pinellas	1.0	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Hernando	1.0	0
Jul 7, 1987	F0	Lane	1.0	0
Jul 7, 1987	F0	Phillips	1.0	0
Aug 15, 1987	F0	Spink	1.0	0
Aug 15, 1987	F0	Lynn	1.0	0
Aug 20, 1987	F0	Brevard	1.0	0
Sep 13, 1987	F0	Floyd	1.0	0
Sep 5, 1987	F0	Columbia	1.0	0
Apr 12, 1987	F0	Valencia	0.8	0
May 25, 1987	F0	Castro	0.8	0
May 29, 1987	F0	Hockley	0.8	0
Jun 20, 1987	F0	Laramie	0.8	0
Nov 16, 1987	F0	Vermilion	0.7	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Lyman	0.7	0
Aug 16, 1987	F0	Dawson	0.7	0
Feb 15, 1987	F0	Pike	0.6	0
Nov 10, 1987	F0	Onslow	0.5	0
Nov 15, 1987	F0	Calcasieu	0.5	0
Feb 28, 1987	F0	Rankin	0.5	0
Mar 17, 1987	F0	Walthall	0.5	0
Mar 29, 1987	F0	Pasco	0.5	0
Mar 29, 1987	F0	Harrison	0.5	0
Apr 14, 1987	F0	Henry	0.5	0
May 22, 1987	F0	Hockley	0.5	0
May 22, 1987	F0	Reeves	0.5	0
May 24, 1987	F0	Donley	0.5	0
May 26, 1987	F0	Ector	0.5	0
May 30, 1987	F0	Scott	0.5	0
May 3, 1987	F0	Finney	0.5	0
Jun 12, 1987	F0	Harrison	0.5	0
Jun 16, 1987	F0	Hancock	0.5	0
Jun 22, 1987	F0	Morris	0.5	0
Jun 29, 1987	F0	Westmoreland	0.5	0
Jun 30, 1987	F0	Westmoreland	0.5	0
Jun 1, 1987	F0	Vermilion	0.5	0
Jun 2, 1987	F0	Hendricks	0.5	0
Jul 14, 1987	F0	Black Hawk	0.5	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Lyman	0.5	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Buffalo	0.5	0
Jul 7, 1987	F0	Lamb	0.5	0
Aug 11, 1987	F0	Putnam	0.5	0
Aug 15, 1987	F0	Otter Tail	0.5	0
Aug 19, 1987	F0	Polk	0.5	0
Aug 6, 1987	F0	Laramie	0.5	0
Sep 22, 1987	F0	Yuma	0.5	0
Sep 9, 1987	F0	Hockley	0.5	0
Mar 17, 1987	F0	Claiborne	0.4	0
Jun 28, 1987	F0	Broward	0.4	0
Jun 29, 1987	F0	Isabella	0.4	0
Jun 4, 1987	F0	Lewis	0.4	0
Jul 20, 1987	F0	Barry	0.4	0
Jul 24, 1987	F0	St. Lawrence	0.4	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Lyman	0.4	0
Aug 17, 1987	F0	Calhoun	0.4	0
May 24, 1987	F0	Carter	0.3	0
May 26, 1987	F0	Ector	0.3	0
May 27, 1987	F0	Midland	0.3	0
May 31, 1987	F0	Chittenden	0.3	0
Jun 14, 1987	F0	Fayette	0.3	0
Jun 14, 1987	F0	Fayette	0.3	0
Jun 22, 1987	F0	Otsego	0.3	0
Jun 25, 1987	F0	Broward	0.3	0
Jun 2, 1987	F0	Bosque	0.3	0
Jul 11, 1987	F0	Marshall	0.3	0
Jul 1, 1987	F0	Polk	0.3	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Lyman	0.3	0
Aug 18, 1987	F0	Linn	0.3	0
Aug 18, 1987	F0	Emmet	0.3	0
Nov 15, 1987	F0	Bowie	0.2	0
Nov 15, 1987	F0	Webster	0.2	0
Nov 16, 1987	F0	Jefferson Davis	0.2	0
Nov 16, 1987	F0	St. Tammany	0.2	0
Dec 14, 1987	F0	Stoddard	0.2	0
Jan 24, 1987	F0	Nacogdoches	0.2	0
Mar 14, 1987	F0	Tehama	0.2	0
Mar 16, 1987	F0	Dallas	0.2	0
Mar 17, 1987	F0	Lamar	0.2	0
Mar 17, 1987	F0	Collin	0.2	0
Mar 22, 1987	F0	Ellis	0.2	0
Mar 22, 1987	F0	Roger Mills	0.2	0
Mar 29, 1987	F0	Harrison	0.2	0
Apr 11, 1987	F0	Warren	0.2	0
Apr 11, 1987	F0	Tipton	0.2	0
Apr 27, 1987	F0	Madison	0.2	0
May 13, 1987	F0	Dakota	0.2	0
May 17, 1987	F0	White Pine	0.2	0
May 17, 1987	F0	Hutchinson	0.2	0
May 17, 1987	F0	Keokuk	0.2	0
May 19, 1987	F0	Clay	0.2	0
May 19, 1987	F0	Coleman	0.2	0
May 19, 1987	F0	Hamilton	0.2	0
May 19, 1987	F0	Crook	0.2	0
May 23, 1987	F0	Lea	0.2	0
May 24, 1987	F0	Elko	0.2	0
May 25, 1987	F0	Hardeman	0.2	0
May 25, 1987	F0	St. Landry	0.2	0
May 25, 1987	F0	Bartholomew	0.2	0
May 25, 1987	F0	Jackson	0.2	0
May 25, 1987	F0	Lea	0.2	0
May 25, 1987	F0	Lea	0.2	0
May 25, 1987	F0	Lea	0.2	0
May 26, 1987	F0	Montgomery	0.2	0
May 26, 1987	F0	Lea	0.2	0
May 26, 1987	F0	Hale	0.2	0
May 26, 1987	F0	Haakon	0.2	0
May 26, 1987	F0	Haakon	0.2	0
May 27, 1987	F0	Hamilton	0.2	0
May 27, 1987	F0	Hamilton	0.2	0
May 27, 1987	F0	Midland	0.2	0
May 28, 1987	F0	Shackelford	0.2	0
May 28, 1987	F0	Palo Pinto	0.2	0
May 28, 1987	F0	Callahan	0.2	0
May 28, 1987	F0	Palo Pinto	0.2	0
May 28, 1987	F0	Jones	0.2	0
May 29, 1987	F0	Todd	0.2	0
May 30, 1987	F0	Lea	0.2	0
May 31, 1987	F0	Lincoln	0.2	0
Jun 12, 1987	F0	Jones	0.2	0
Jun 13, 1987	F0	Clark	0.2	0
Jun 14, 1987	F0	Fayette	0.2	0
Jun 16, 1987	F0	McLean	0.2	0
Jun 16, 1987	F0	Ward	0.2	0
Jun 16, 1987	F0	Ransom	0.2	0
Jun 17, 1987	F0	Platte	0.2	0
Jun 21, 1987	F0	Codington	0.2	0
Jun 21, 1987	F0	Stone	0.2	0
Jun 22, 1987	F0	McPherson	0.2	0
Jun 22, 1987	F0	Polk	0.2	0
Jun 23, 1987	F0	Fannin	0.2	0
Jun 23, 1987	F0	Fannin	0.2	0
Jun 23, 1987	F0	Fannin	0.2	0
Jun 24, 1987	F0	Dakota	0.2	0
Jun 24, 1987	F0	Quay	0.2	0
Jun 24, 1987	F0	Union	0.2	0
Jun 26, 1987	F0	Otero	0.2	0
Jun 27, 1987	F0	Miami-Dade	0.2	0
Jun 28, 1987	F0	Cloud	0.2	0
Jun 28, 1987	F0	Broward	0.2	0
Jun 29, 1987	F0	Bernalillo	0.2	0
Jun 29, 1987	F0	Hendricks	0.2	0
Jun 30, 1987	F0	Huntingdon	0.2	0
Jun 1, 1987	F0	Vermilion	0.2	0
Jun 1, 1987	F0	Finney	0.2	0
Jun 2, 1987	F0	Coryell	0.2	0
Jun 2, 1987	F0	Anderson	0.2	0
Jun 3, 1987	F0	McLennan	0.2	0
Jun 3, 1987	F0	McLennan	0.2	0
Jun 3, 1987	F0	Falls	0.2	0
Jun 3, 1987	F0	Falls	0.2	0
Jun 5, 1987	F0	Los Angeles	0.2	0
Jul 13, 1987	F0	Woodford	0.2	0
Jul 13, 1987	F0	Pulaski	0.2	0
Jul 14, 1987	F0	Cumberland	0.2	0
Jul 14, 1987	F0	Middlesex	0.2	0
Jul 15, 1987	F0	Vermillion	0.2	0
Jul 15, 1987	F0	Cass	0.2	0
Jul 16, 1987	F0	Nye	0.2	0
Jul 18, 1987	F0	Clearwater	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1987	F0	Traill	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1987	F0	Cass	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1987	F0	Prince William	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1987	F0	Nelson	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1987	F0	Griggs	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1987	F0	Steele	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1987	F0	Clay	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1987	F0	Steele	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1987	F0	Griggs	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1987	F0	Wells	0.2	0
Jul 22, 1987	F0	Leon	0.2	0
Jul 25, 1987	F0	Otsego	0.2	0
Jul 25, 1987	F0	Dutchess	0.2	0
Jul 26, 1987	F0	Warren	0.2	0
Jul 1, 1987	F0	Rapides	0.2	0
Jul 1, 1987	F0	Polk	0.2	0
Jul 5, 1987	F0	Harrison	0.2	0
Jul 5, 1987	F0	Orange	0.2	0
Jul 5, 1987	F0	Monona	0.2	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Lyman	0.2	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Allen	0.2	0
Jul 7, 1987	F0	Shawnee	0.2	0
Jul 9, 1987	F0	Alachua	0.2	0
Aug 11, 1987	F0	Brown	0.2	0
Aug 11, 1987	F0	Sully	0.2	0
Aug 15, 1987	F0	Richland	0.2	0
Aug 17, 1987	F0	Cass	0.2	0
Aug 24, 1987	F0	Walla Walla	0.2	0
Aug 25, 1987	F0	Box Elder	0.2	0
Aug 25, 1987	F0	Cache	0.2	0
Aug 27, 1987	F0	Harding	0.2	0
Aug 30, 1987	F0	Roosevelt	0.2	0
Aug 1, 1987	F0	McIntosh	0.2	0
Aug 1, 1987	F0	Sargent	0.2	0
Aug 5, 1987	F0	Atlantic	0.2	0
Aug 5, 1987	F0	Nelson	0.2	0
Aug 5, 1987	F0	Nelson	0.2	0
Aug 5, 1987	F0	Lyman	0.2	0
Aug 5, 1987	F0	Grand Forks	0.2	0
Aug 5, 1987	F0	Lyman	0.2	0
Aug 6, 1987	F0	Kimball	0.2	0
Aug 8, 1987	F0	Morgan	0.2	0
Aug 9, 1987	F0	Lawrence	0.2	0
Aug 9, 1987	F0	Clinton	0.2	0
Aug 9, 1987	F0	Oneida	0.2	0
Sep 10, 1987	F0	Eddy	0.2	0
Sep 11, 1987	F0	Stephens	0.2	0
Sep 21, 1987	F0	Berrien	0.2	0
Apr 1, 1987	F0	Chippewa	0.1	0
Apr 3, 1987	F0	Monterey	0.1	0
May 17, 1987	F0	Lincoln	0.1	0
May 18, 1987	F0	Washakie	0.1	0
May 18, 1987	F0	Campbell	0.1	0
May 19, 1987	F0	Platte	0.1	0
May 25, 1987	F0	Hansford	0.1	0
May 25, 1987	F0	Randall	0.1	0
May 25, 1987	F0	Potter	0.1	0
May 26, 1987	F0	Johnson	0.1	0
May 26, 1987	F0	Texas	0.1	0
May 29, 1987	F0	Cherry	0.1	0
May 29, 1987	F0	St. Croix	0.1	0
May 2, 1987	F0	Polk	0.1	0
May 3, 1987	F0	Cimarron	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1987	F0	Lamb	0.1	0
Jun 12, 1987	F0	Denver	0.1	0
Jun 14, 1987	F0	Elko	0.1	0
Jun 17, 1987	F0	Crawford	0.1	0
Jun 26, 1987	F0	Mobile	0.1	0
Jun 27, 1987	F0	Keith	0.1	0
Jun 28, 1987	F0	Clay	0.1	0
Jun 29, 1987	F0	Jefferson	0.1	0
Jun 29, 1987	F0	Ochiltree	0.1	0
Jun 2, 1987	F0	Mason	0.1	0
Jun 2, 1987	F0	McLean	0.1	0
Jun 2, 1987	F0	Tazewell	0.1	0
Jun 2, 1987	F0	Potter	0.1	0
Jun 5, 1987	F0	Shoshone	0.1	0
Jun 7, 1987	F0	Lyon	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1987	F0	Mellette	0.1	0
Jul 11, 1987	F0	Winona	0.1	0
Jul 14, 1987	F0	Union	0.1	0
Jul 14, 1987	F0	Waseca	0.1	0
Jul 14, 1987	F0	Blue Earth	0.1	0
Jul 17, 1987	F0	Tillman	0.1	0
Jul 18, 1987	F0	Woodbury	0.1	0
Jul 20, 1987	F0	Chisago	0.1	0
Jul 20, 1987	F0	Burnett	0.1	0
Jul 20, 1987	F0	Wayne	0.1	0
Jul 21, 1987	F0	Dodge	0.1	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	St. Croix	0.1	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Lyman	0.1	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Lyman	0.1	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Buffalo	0.1	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Buffalo	0.1	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Keith	0.1	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Buffalo	0.1	0
Jul 7, 1987	F0	Lamb	0.1	0
Jul 8, 1987	F0	Marion	0.1	0
Jul 8, 1987	F0	Cherokee	0.1	0
Aug 16, 1987	F0	Racine	0.1	0
Aug 16, 1987	F0	Racine	0.1	0
Aug 18, 1987	F0	Marquette	0.1	0
Aug 29, 1987	F0	Maricopa	0.1	0
Aug 5, 1987	F0	Lyman	0.1	0
Aug 7, 1987	F0	Lincoln	0.1	0
Sep 10, 1987	F0	Barron	0.1	0
Sep 11, 1987	F0	Hansford	0.1	0

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1987

Unnamed	Tropical storm	16	LA, TX
Floyd	Category 1	3	FL

Largest wildfires

The 60 largest fires mapped by satellite in 1987.

Largest wildfires of 1987

Unnamed Fire	Apr 5, 1987	131,408	Beltrami, Clearwater, Pennington
Silver Fire	Aug 30, 1987	96,635	Josephine, Curry
King Titus Fire	Aug 30, 1987	71,333	Siskiyou
Unnamed Fire	Nov 13, 1987	66,322	Floyd, Knott, Pike
Unnamed Fire	Nov 5, 1987	66,160	Breathitt, Perry, Lee
Brushy Fire	Nov 7, 1987	61,193	Mingo, Logan, Lincoln
Deadwood Fire	Aug 4, 1987	57,030	Valley, Custer
Yellow 2 Fire	Aug 30, 1987	53,586	Siskiyou
Paper Fire	Aug 31, 1987	49,333	Tuolumne
Larson Fire	Aug 30, 1987	49,298	Mariposa, Tuolumne
Unnamed Fire	Nov 13, 1987	41,774	Mingo, Logan, Pike
Granite Creek Fire	May 22, 1987	40,821	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Hamm Fire	Aug 30, 1987	39,369	Mariposa, Tuolumne
Clark Fire	Aug 30, 1987	39,235	Plumas, Lassen
Unnamed Fire	Nov 13, 1987	38,296	Martin, Floyd, Pike
Fort Copper Fire	Aug 30, 1987	36,302	Siskiyou
Unnamed Fire	Nov 13, 1987	32,544	Pike, Buchanan
Unnamed Fire	Nov 13, 1987	27,304	Mingo
Sandy Lake Fire	Apr 18, 1987	26,620	Clearwater, Pennington
Ellis Creek Fire	Nov 5, 1987	24,051	Raleigh
Lost Fire	Aug 31, 1987	23,588	Shasta
Unnamed Fire	Nov 13, 1987	21,557	Johnson, Lawrence, Martin
Unnamed Fire	Nov 5, 1987	20,990	Johnson, Magoffin, Floyd
Ten Bald Fire	Aug 30, 1987	19,621	Siskiyou
Lake Fire	Sep 1, 1987	18,413	Siskiyou
Hotelling Fire	Aug 30, 1987	17,603	Siskiyou
Fyu S 39 Fire	Jul 13, 1987	16,809	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Ryder Creek Fire	Aug 15, 1987	16,260	Grant, Umatilla
Quincy I Fire	Sep 12, 1987	15,173	Tooele
Unnamed Fire	Nov 5, 1987	15,137	Harlan, Lee
Cold Fire	Aug 30, 1987	14,790	Trinity
Ruckers Branch Fire	Nov 4, 1987	14,734	Boone
Unnamed Fire	Nov 13, 1987	14,547	Mingo, Wayne, Lincoln
Rose Creek Fire	Aug 6, 1987	14,334	Pershing
Glasgow Fire	Aug 30, 1987	13,484	Siskiyou
Howard Crk Fire	Aug 30, 1987	13,463	Josephine
Unnamed Fire	Nov 5, 1987	13,118	Floyd, Magoffin
Coulee City Fire	Jul 14, 1987	12,807	Grant
Flume Fire	Aug 30, 1987	12,188	Trinity
Harrington Fire	Sep 2, 1987	12,048	Cassia
Travis Fire	Aug 31, 1987	11,976	Trinity
Unnamed Fire	Nov 5, 1987	11,827	Knox, Clay
Unnamed Fire	Dec 6, 1987	11,678	Scott, Campbell, Anderson
Grass Ck3 Fire	Sep 26, 1987	11,124	Oglala Lakota
Gulch Fire	Aug 30, 1987	10,962	Siskiyou
Unnamed Fire	Apr 12, 1987	10,826	Marshall
Unnamed Fire	Nov 5, 1987	10,820	Breathitt, Wolfe, Magoffin
Negro Mag Fire	Jun 27, 1987	10,605	Beaver
East Fire	Aug 30, 1987	10,523	Trinity
Longwood Fire	Aug 30, 1987	10,361	Del Norte, Josephine
Unnamed Fire	Dec 6, 1987	10,333	Campbell, Claiborne
Palomar Fire	Oct 3, 1987	10,250	San Diego
Bland Mtn Fire	Jul 15, 1987	10,066	Douglas
Ruby Fire	Sep 20, 1987	9,998	Los Angeles
Eielson Fire	Jun 23, 1987	9,629	Fairbanks North Star Borough
Sykes Crk Fire	Aug 30, 1987	9,579	Jackson
Unnamed Fire	Nov 13, 1987	9,568	Pike, Letcher
Lambing Fire	Jul 15, 1987	9,454	Yakima, Benton
Unnamed Fire	Apr 6, 1987	9,281	Beltrami
China Fire	Aug 30, 1987	9,125	Trinity, Siskiyou

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1987

Feb 26, 1987	6.9	near Unalaska, Alaska Aleutians West AK	6.2
Jan 5, 1987	6.8	near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West AK	20.5
May 5, 1987	6.8	near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK	12.5
Nov 24, 1987	6.6	Superstition Hills, California Imperial CA	6.9
Jun 20, 1987	6.5	near False Pass, Alaska Aleutians East AK	20.9
Nov 23, 1987	6.2	Elmore Ranch, California Imperial CA	6.7
Oct 1, 1987	5.9	Whittier Narrows, California Los Angeles CA	9.1
Jul 31, 1987	5.6	near Ferndale, California Humboldt CA	10.5
Feb 6, 1987	5.4	near Delta, B.C., MX Yuma AZ	3.7
Feb 13, 1987	5.3	near Coalinga, California Fresno CA	9.5
Jun 10, 1987	5.2	near Claremont, Illinois Richland IL	2.9
Oct 4, 1987	5.2	near Rosemead, CA Los Angeles CA	4.8
Feb 3, 1987	5.1	near Kalaoa, Hawaii Hawaii HI	1.4

Drought

On average 6% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1987. The worst month was November 1987, with 12%.

Every year since 1895 on the drought page

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.