1987 Storm Names
Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1987 was named Orchid and the final one was named Phyllis.
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One central Pacific storm, Hurricane Peke, crossed into this basin. It became Typhoon Peke, keeping its original name and "C" suffix.
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