Просмотр кода страницы Английская Википедия:Hurricane Emily (1987)

{{Английская Википедия/Панель перехода}}
{{Short description|Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 1987}}
{{Infobox weather event
| name = Hurricane Emily
| image = Emily 1987-09-22 1900Z.jpg
| caption = Emily at peak intensity near landfall on the island of Hispaniola on September&nbsp;22
| alt = Satellite image of a mature hurricane. The storm features a small, but prominent eye and the whole system covers most of the eastern Caribbean Sea. Haiti can be seen along the edge of a feeder band and eastern Cuba is also visible on the left side of the image.
| formed = September 20, 1987
| dissipated = September 26, 1987
}}{{Infobox weather event/NWS
| winds = 110
| pressure = 958
}}{{Infobox weather event/Effects
| year = 1987
| fatalities = 3<!--2 direct, 1 indirect-->
| damage = 80300000
| areas = [[Lesser Antilles]], [[Hispaniola]], [[Bahamas]], [[Bermuda]]
| refs = 
}}{{Infobox weather event/Footer
| season = [[1987 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}
'''Hurricane Emily''' was a powerful tropical cyclone that struck Hispaniola in September 1987. It was the first hurricane in the Caribbean Sea since [[Hurricane Katrina (1981)|Hurricane Katrina]] of [[1981 Atlantic hurricane season|1981]] and had the second-fastest forward speed of a 20th-century hurricane, behind only the [[1938 New England hurricane]]. The twelfth tropical cyclone, fifth named storm, second hurricane, and only [[Category 3 hurricane|major hurricane]] to develop during the below-average [[1987 Atlantic hurricane season]], Emily formed out of a [[tropical wave|tropical disturbance]] that moved off the west coast of Africa on September&nbsp;20, the storm quickly attained hurricane status before undergoing [[rapid intensification]]. On September&nbsp;22. The storm attained its peak intensity with winds of {{convert|125|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and a [[barometric pressure]] of 958&nbsp;[[Bar (unit)|mbar]] ([[Pascal (unit)|hPa]]; 28.29&nbsp;[[Inches of Mercury|inHg]]) later that day. The storm weakened to [[Category 2 hurricane|Category 2 status]] before making [[landfall]] in the [[Dominican Republic]]. After weakening to a [[tropical storm]], Emily rapidly tracked northeastward through the Atlantic Ocean, undergoing a second phase of rapid intensification before passing directly over [[Bermuda]] on September&nbsp;25. The following day the final public advisory from the National Hurricane Center was issued on the storm as it transitioned into an [[extratropical cyclone]].

Hurricane Emily brought heavy rains and strong winds in the [[Windward Islands]] on September&nbsp;21, leaving numerous homes damaged and severe losses in the banana industry. Losses throughout the islands amounted to $291,000. In the Dominican Republic, despite the storm's high intensity, relatively moderate damage occurred. Three people were killed by the storm and damages amounted to $30&nbsp;million. Unexpected intensification of the storm led to severe impact in Bermuda. Overall, the storm caused over $80&nbsp;million in damages, killed 3, and injured 16 people.

==Meteorological history==
{{storm path|Emily 1987 track.png|alt=Tracking map of a hurricane. The path depicted in the image starts to the east of the Lesser Antilles and curves into Hispaniola before passing Bermuda.}}
Hurricane Emily originated out of a [[tropical wave|tropical disturbance]], associated with the [[Intertropical Convergence Zone]] (ITCZ), that moved off the west coast of Africa on September&nbsp;13. Tracking westward at a low [[latitude]], the system fluctuated in organization, with the development and weakening of deep [[Atmospheric convection|convection]] and weak [[Outflow (meteorology)|outflow]] for several days. By September&nbsp;18, the disturbance entered a region where there was sinking air, an inhibiting factor of [[tropical cyclone]] development. Two days later, the system separated from the ITCZ and quickly developed into a tropical depression, the twelfth of the [[Atlantic hurricane season|season]], while located about {{convert|605|mi|km|abbr=off|sp=us}} southeast of [[Barbados]].<ref name="PG1">{{cite web|author=Harold P. Gerrish|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 12, 1987|access-date=July 2, 2009|title=Hurricane Emily Preliminary Report: Page One|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/emily/prelim01.gif}}</ref>

Gradual intensification took place throughout September&nbsp;20, attaining the status of tropical storm by 1800&nbsp;UTC and received the name ''Emily''. The storm tracked in a general west-northwest direction around the edge of a strong [[subtropical cyclone|subtropical]] [[Ridge (meteorology)|ridge]]. By 1200&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;21, the center of Emily passed directly over [[Saint Vincent (island)|St. Vincent]] with winds of {{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="PG1"/> Situated underneath an [[anticyclone]], [[rapid deepening|rapid intensification]] took place as the storm quickly tracked towards [[Hispaniola]]. In the 24-hour span between 1800&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;21 and 1800&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;22, the central [[barometric pressure]] of the storm dropped 44&nbsp;mbar (hPa) to 958&nbsp;[[Bar (unit)|mbar]] ([[Pascal (unit)|hPa]]; 28.29&nbsp;[[Inches of Mercury|inHg]]) and winds increased to {{convert|125|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, equivalent to a high-end [[Category 3 hurricane]] on the [[Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale]].<ref name="PG2">{{cite web|author=Harold P. Gerrish|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 12, 1987|access-date=July 2, 2009|title=Hurricane Emily Preliminary Report: Page Two|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/emily/prelim02.gif}}</ref> At the time of peak intensity, the [[hurricane hunter]]s recorded flight-level winds of {{convert|155|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="PG19">{{cite web|author=Harold P. Gerrish|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 12, 1987|access-date=July 3, 2009|title=Hurricane Emily Preliminary Report: Page Nineteen|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/emily/prelim19.gif}}</ref><ref name="PG20">{{cite web|author=Harold P. Gerrish|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 12, 1987|access-date=July 3, 2009|title=Hurricane Emily Preliminary Report: Page Twenty|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/emily/prelim20.gif}}</ref>

[[File:Eye of Hurricane Emily 1987.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The [[eye (cyclone)|eye]] of Hurricane Emily as seen by the [[Hurricane Hunter]]s during a [[reconnaissance mission]] on September&nbsp;22|alt=A photograph of the eye of a hurricane. One of the engines of a hurricane hunter aircraft can be seen in the bottom right portion of the image. Scattered clouds at the bottom give way to water. In the middle, the eyewall of the storm is clearly seen and near the top, there are wispy cirrus clouds. A portion of the top of the image shows the sky.]]
Slight weakening took place late on September&nbsp;22 and early on September&nbsp;23 as the hurricane neared [[landfall]]. Around 0300&nbsp;UTC, the [[Eye (cyclone)|eye]] of Emily tracked onshore between [[Barahona, Dominican Republic|Barahona]] and [[Bani, Dominican Republic]] as a strong [[Category 2 hurricane]] with winds of {{convert|110|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. Within 12 hours of landfall, the hurricane weakened to a tropical storm and had emerged into the Atlantic Ocean near [[Haiti]] with winds of {{convert|65|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. The storm significantly slowed while tracking through the eastern [[Bahamas]] as a quasi-stationary [[weather front|frontal system]] influenced Emily. Moving generally towards the north, the [[Eye (cyclone)|center of circulation]] passed very close to [[Inagua]] and [[Mayaguana]] on September&nbsp;24.<ref name="PG2"/>

By midday on September&nbsp;24, the system became embedded within the mid-latitude [[westerlies]] and rapidly accelerated towards the northeast. The [[National Hurricane Center]] anticipated that Emily would undergo an [[Extratropical cyclone|extratropical transition]] within 24&nbsp;hours at this point as they forecast it to merge with the frontal system to the northeast. However, the storm unexpectedly underwent a second phase of rapid intensification on September&nbsp;25, at one point reaching the rate of [[Rapid deepening#Explosive intensification|explosive intensification]] with the central pressure decreasing at 2.5&nbsp;mbar per hour. By 0600&nbsp;UTC, Emily had re-attained hurricane intensity and at 1145&nbsp;UTC, the center passed directly over [[Bermuda]] with winds of {{convert|85|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. Soon after, the storm reached its secondary peak intensity with winds of {{convert|90|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and a minimum pressure of 974 mbar (hPa; {{convert|974|mbar|inHg|abbr=on|sigfig=4|disp=out}}).<ref name="PG2"/>

Hurricane Emily continued tracking northeast throughout September&nbsp;25 into the following day with increasing speed. By late on September&nbsp;25, the forward motion of the storm had reached {{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. The storm now began to undergo an extratropical transition with forward speed peaking at {{convert|68|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, the second-highest forward motion ever recorded in a tropical cyclone.<ref name="HRD">{{cite web|title=What is the average forward speed of a hurricane?|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/G16.html|publisher=Hurricane Research Division|access-date=14 November 2017}}</ref> Interacting with a [[baroclinic zone]], the hurricane completed its transition at 1800&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;26, resulting in the issuance of the final advisory on the storm.<ref name="PG3">{{cite web|author=Harold P. Gerrish|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 12, 1987|access-date=July 2, 2009|title=Hurricane Emily Preliminary Report: Page Three|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/emily/prelim03.gif}}</ref>

==Preparations==
[[File:Hurricane Emily (1987) near Bermuda.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Hurricane Emily near Bermuda|alt=A satellite image of a hurricane. The storm has strong thunderstorm development around its small center and Bermuda is completely obscured by it]]
As Tropical Storm Emily quickly approached the [[Windward Islands]] on September&nbsp;21, a [[Tropical cyclone watches and warnings|tropical storm warning]] was issued for [[Grenada]], [[Barbados]], [[Saint Vincent (island)|St. Vincent]] and [[St. Lucia]]. A [[Tropical cyclone watches and warnings|tropical storm watch]] was also declared for [[Martinique]].<ref name="PG9">{{cite web|author=Harold P. Gerrish|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 12, 1987|access-date=July 3, 2009|title=Hurricane Emily Preliminary Report: Page Nine|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/emily/prelim09.gif}}</ref> As the storm tracked through the islands,<ref name="PG1"/> all watches and warnings were discontinued later that day.<ref name="PG9"/> Early on September&nbsp;22, a [[tropical cyclone warnings and watches|hurricane warning]] was issued for the southern coast of the [[Dominican Republic]] and southern [[Haiti]], including the southwestern peninsula.<ref name="PG9"/> Upon attaining major hurricane status, a hurricane warning was declared for northern Haiti as the storm was anticipated to maintain hurricane intensity through landfall. Later that day, a [[Tropical cyclone warnings and watches|hurricane watch]] was issued for the southeastern [[Bahamas]] and the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]]. This watch was later upgraded to a warning as the storm was expected to regain intensity over the Bahamas.<ref name="PG10">{{cite web|author=Harold P. Gerrish|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 12, 1987|access-date=July 3, 2009|title=Hurricane Emily Preliminary Report: Page Ten|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/emily/prelim10.gif}}</ref>

Following the anticipation of a more westerly track on September&nbsp;23,<ref name="PG2"/> a hurricane watch was issued for the northwestern Bahamas, later superseded by a warning, and a hurricane warning was declared for eastern [[Cuba]]. Early on September&nbsp;24, all watches and warnings for the Caribbean Islands, including the Bahamas, were discontinued as Emily moved out over the Atlantic Ocean.<ref name="PG2"/><ref name="PG10"/> On September&nbsp;25, a special advisory was issued for [[Bermuda]] as tropical storm-force winds were likely to impact the island.<ref name="PG10"/> Following the unexpected intensification,<ref name="PG2"/> another special advisory was issued stating that hurricane-force winds would impact the island during the day on September&nbsp;25. This advisory was discontinued following the storms' passage later that day.<ref name="PG10"/>

Throughout the Windward Islands, schools and businesses were closed ahead of the storm.<ref name="TFLS1">{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|work=The Free-Lance Star|date=September 22, 1987|access-date=July 3, 2009|title=Hurricane Emily strengthening|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CONLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vIsDAAAAIBAJ&dq=hurricane-emily-strengthening&pg=1166%2C1809291}}</ref> In the Dominican Republic, roughly 6,000 people were evacuated from [[Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic|Santo Domingo]] ahead of the storm.<ref>{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=September 24, 1987|access-date=July 3, 2009|title=Hurricane Emily kills 3 in Caribbean|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CgQOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1m0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4735,8578971&dq=hurricane+emily}}</ref> Although the storm never tracked towards Florida, state officials advised residents to prepare for the storm.<ref>{{cite news|work=Miami Herald|author1=Dexter Filkins|author2=Carlos Harrison|date=September 23, 1987|title=County yawns at Hurricane Emily; Officials prepare for possible disaster|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79310201/the-miami-herald/|page=4PB|access-date=June 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}</ref> Officials were in the "awareness stage" of hurricane preparation as they were discussing the possibility of impact from Emily.<ref>{{cite news|work=Miami Herald|date=September 23, 1987|page=1B|author=Lori Rozsa|access-date=June 10, 2021|title=Emily brings hurricanes to mind|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79310323/the-miami-herald/|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}</ref> In the Turks and Caicos, residents were evacuated from low-lying areas to shelters throughout the islands.<ref>{{cite web|author=A. J. Dickerson|work=The Free-Lance Star|date=September 24, 1987|access-date=July 3, 2009|title=Hurricane warning lifted as Emily weakens|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IHsQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vIsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1148,1449306&dq=emily+evacuations}}</ref>

On September&nbsp;25, the [[Canadian Hurricane Centre]] issued its first information bulletin ever related to a tropical cyclone as Emily was moving into Canadian offshore waters. The agency was created less than a month earlier, and warned for the potential of heavy rainfall and strong winds in the ocean southeast of Newfoundland.<ref>{{cite report | author = Canadian Hurricane Centre | author-link = Canadian Hurricane Centre |date=2009-07-15 | url =http://www.ec.gc.ca/ouragans-hurricanes/default.asp?lang=En&n=140D452D-1| title = History of the Canadian Hurricane Centre (CHC)|publisher = [[Environment Canada]] | access-date = 2013-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|author=RWH|publisher=Canadian Hurricane Centre|date=September 25, 1987|title=Canadian Hurricane Prognostic Message Issued By Environment Canada at 0830 PM ADT Friday 25 September 1987|access-date=August 8, 2013|url=http://www.ec.gc.ca/ouragans-hurricanes/140D452D-5A08-43B0-A9FF-9B9B4B8C033E/187firstbulletinhurricane-emily_e-rev.txt|format=TXT}}</ref>

==Impact and aftermath==
[[File:Emily_1987_rainfall.png|thumb|200px|right|Rainfall totals from Hurricane Emily in [[Puerto Rico]]|alt=Map depicting rainfall in Puerto Rico]]
Tracking through the [[Lesser Antilles]] as a tropical storm, Emily brought heavy rains to several islands. In Barbados, high winds caused widespread roof damage and downed trees and power lines; losses on the island reached $100,000.<ref name="TFLS1"/><ref name="MWR"/> On [[Saint Vincent (island)|St. Vincent]], the [[banana industry]] sustained severe losses, with roughly 70% of the crop destroyed.<ref name="MWR"/><ref>{{cite web|author=Department of Public Affairs|publisher=United States Department of State|date=November 1994|access-date=July 1, 2009|title=St. Vincent and the Grenadines|url=http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/bgnotes/wha/saintvincent9411.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170512/http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/bgnotes/wha/saintvincent9411.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Schools throughout the island were closed prior and during the storm.<ref>{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|work=The New York Times|date=September 22, 1987|access-date=July 1, 2009|title=Hurricane Emily Strengthens, Posing Threat to Hispaniola|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/22/us/hurricane-emily-strengthens-posing-threat-to-hispaniola.html}}</ref> Up to {{convert|3|in|mm|abbr=on}} of rain fell within six hours on the island,<ref name="MWR">{{cite web|author=Robert A. Case and Harold P. Gerrish|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=April 1988|access-date=July 1, 2009|title=Atlantic Hurricane Season of 1987|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1987.pdf}}</ref> causing flooding that forced eight families to evacuate their homes.<ref name="TFLS1"/> Damage on the island amounted to $191,000, mainly from [[landslide]]s.<ref>{{cite web|author=Nicholas DeGraff|publisher=University of California, Santa Cruz|date=August 25, 1999|access-date=July 1, 2009|title=Natural Hazards and Disasters: Landslides in St. Lucia|url=http://isis.uwimona.edu.jm/uds/Land_St_Lucia.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309094028/http://isis.uwimona.edu.jm/uds/Land_St_Lucia.html|archive-date=March 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[rainband|outer bands]] of Emily produced moderate rainfall across portions of southwest [[Puerto Rico]], peaking at {{convert|4.63|in|mm|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|author=David M. Roth|publisher=Hydrometeorological Prediction Center|year=2009|access-date=July 2, 2009|title=Hurricane Emily - September 21–23, 1987 |url=http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain//emily1987.html}}</ref>

In the [[Dominican Republic]], Emily's heavy rains caused widespread [[mudslide]]s, killing two people.<ref name="MWR"/> Another person was killed after stepping on a downed power line.<ref name="TB1">{{cite web|agency=United Press International|work=The Bulletin|date=September 23, 1987|access-date=July 3, 2009|title=Emily regaining strength after hitting Dominican|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pINTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p4YDAAAAIBAJ&dq=emily%20evacuations&pg=4712%2C5755887}}</ref> An estimated 5,000&nbsp;people were left homeless in the aftermath of the storm.<ref name="PR4"/> Upwards of {{convert|4.59|in|mm|abbr=on}} of rain fell during the storm in the Dominican Republic.<ref name="PG8">{{cite web|author=Harold P. Gerrish|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 12, 1987|access-date=July 2, 2009|title=Hurricane Emily Preliminary Report: Page Eight|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/emily/prelim08.gif}}</ref> The farming industry was impacted particularly hard, with $30&nbsp;million in losses occurring.<ref name="PR4">{{cite web|author=Harold P. Gerrish|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 12, 1987|access-date=July 1, 2009|title=Hurricane Emily Preliminary Report: Page 4|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/emily/prelim04.gif}}</ref> Following the storm, hundreds of volunteers in the Dominican Republic assisted evacuees in shelters and helped officials clean up the affected areas. The [[Red Cross]] was also deployed to the region to assist those left homeless by the storm.<ref name="TB1"/> In all, Emily caused $80.3 million in damage and killed three people.<ref name="MWR"/><ref name="PR4"/>

Although Emily passed over [[Haiti]], it produced little damage and no loss of life. The lack of fatalities was linked to the amount of forest remaining over the mountains of the country, estimated at 25% of their original size, compared to the 1.4% remaining in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jane Deren |publisher=Saint Bridget Church |year=2008 |access-date=July 1, 2009 |title=Hurricanes and Haiti: A Tragic History |url=http://saintbridgetchurch.org/haitihurricanes_08.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727231615/http://www.saintbridgetchurch.org/haitihurricanes_08.pdf |archive-date=July 27, 2011 }}</ref> In the Bahamas, Emily produced winds up to {{convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} along with rainfall up to {{convert|1.35|in|mm|abbr=on}}.<ref name="PG8"/>

[[File:Bermuda roof.jpg|thumb|A typical Bermudian roof made up of heavy limestone slates]]
The storm was not expected to be strong when it passed [[Bermuda]]. Worse still, most Bermudians were unaware the storm had accelerated and covered a considerable distance overnight, and with no obvious signs of the imminence of its arrival, set off to work or school without making any preparations to protect their homes. Similarly to the [[1926 Havana–Bermuda hurricane]], the islanders were caught completely off guard by the {{convert|90|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} winds. Cars and boats were affected the most. Wooden accommodation blocks on the United States [[Naval Air Station Bermuda]] were destroyed, but the tough building standards and the heavy masonry or concrete construction of buildings outside of the US bases meant that only a small number of houses experienced severe damage during the storm's passage. Bermudian roofs are constructed from heavy limestone slates. Bermudian houses are generally windproof, but are vulnerable to roof damage when the outside air pressure drops in the eye of a cyclonic storm and the expanding air inside a sealed house lifts the roof. The heavy limestone roofs are not easily moved, and are designed to shed slates, opening only a small breach instead of losing the entire roof. As a hurricane approaches, Bermudians close windows and storm shutters on the windward side but leave the leeward side windows open, allowing interior air pressure to rapidly equalise with the exterior without damage to the roof. As Bermudians would normally stay at home during a hurricane, once the storm centre had passed over, they would open the previously windward windows and close those on the opposite side (there is also a considerable difference in exterior air pressure between the windward and leeward sides of a house during a storm). As few were at home when the storm struck, and most had left all of their windows closed and locked, a great many homes suffered minor roof damage in the form of lost slates. This caused considerable difficulty as there were not enough roofers and not enough ready slate to quickly repair the damage, and also not enough tarpaulins either already in possession of home owners are in stock at hardware stores and supplies had to be specially flown in. Hurricane Emily, which Bermudians dubbed ''"The B****h that came to breakfast"'', caused $50&nbsp;million in damage to the island, though no one was killed. About 230 buildings lost their roofs and 16 people were injured due to winds gusting in excess of {{convert|112|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. The United States [[Naval Air Station Bermuda]], where buildings were not constructed to local standards, suffered the greatest damage. An air show had to be cancelled and the [[Blue Angels]] flight demonstration squadron evacuated, though their [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] had to be left behind, sheltering in a hangar in which it did not quite fit. The Civil Air Terminal at the air station lost a large portion of its roof during the storm. Several cars and boats were flipped by the storm and a cruise ship carrying 700 people slipped from its moorings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=SBVTimeLine&type=Person&ID=210388 |title=Jacki Fry Brewer, PRCS - Military Timeline: 1987-1990 NAS Bermuda |last=Fry Brewe |first=Jacki |website=navy.togetherweserved.com |publisher=togetherweserved.com Inc |access-date=2023-04-03 |quote=I was stationed in Bermuda when we were suppose to have a Blue Angel airshow but Hurricane Emily decided she wanted first bill so the jets had to fly out but Fat Albert (the C130) didn't have time to depart as we got little warning she was coming. (Emily took an unexpected turn toward the island during the wee hours one Sept morning.) I was safety officer at the time so I had to report to my post after I got CJ situated in a safe place with friends. Our hangars weren't designed to hold and tie down C130s so we towed Fat Albert in as far as we could and put as many people in the cockpit as possible to hold the nose down. The strongest winds hit. The tail of the plane was sticking outside of the hangar and was being pushed side ways and up and down. I stood in front of Fat Albert to observe any further dangerous situations (HA) and watched as the nose of the plane which was inside the hangar bounce up and down like a basketball. This was about 9 or 10 am. That day was known as the morning the bitch came to breakfast. Oh, yes, and Emily took the roof off my apartment on base and caved in all the ceilings. She was such a lady.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.royalgazette.com/other/article/20110615/remembering-hurricane-emily/ |title=Remembering Hurricane Emily |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=2011-06-15 |website=The Royal Gazette |publisher=[[The Royal Gazette (Bermuda)|The Royal Gazette]] |location=City of Hamilton, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |access-date=2021-12-04 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|work=The New York Times|date=September 26, 1987|title=Hurricane in Bermuda Causes Minor Injuries|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/26/world/hurricane-in-bermuda-causes-minor-injuries.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Staff Writer|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=September 26, 1987|access-date=July 1, 2009|title=Hurricane Emily Buffets Bermuda|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1345289.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025223731/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1345289.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref> Before the storm's landfall, officials in Bermuda cut power to roughly 90% of the island to protect the power grid.<ref>{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|work=The Boston Globe|date=September 26, 1987|access-date=July 1, 2009|title=Hurricane injures 16 in Bermuda|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8029279.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025223747/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8029279.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref> There were also unconfirmed reports of [[tornado]]es associated with the storm. Emily was the strongest hurricane to hit Bermuda since the [[1948 Atlantic hurricane season|1948 season]].<ref name="MWR"/>

==See also==
{{Portal|Tropical cyclones}}
*[[Hurricane Emily (disambiguation)|Other storms of the same name]]
*[[List of Bermuda hurricanes]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/emily/ The National Hurricane Center's Preliminary Report on Hurricane Emily]
*[http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1987.pdf Monthly Weather Summary for 1987]
*[http://www.royalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/tngallery?Site=RG&Date=20110616&Category=FEATURES01&ArtNo=616009997&Ref=PH Photo gallery of Bermuda damage] from ''[[The Royal Gazette (Bermuda)|The Royal Gazette]]''

{{1987 Atlantic hurricane season buttons}}
{{Category 3 Atlantic hurricanes}}

{{Good article}}

[[Category:1987 Atlantic hurricane season|Emily]]
[[Category:Category 3 Atlantic hurricanes|Emily (1987)]]
[[Category:Hurricanes in Haiti|Emily (1987)]]
[[Category:Hurricanes in Bermuda|Emily (1987)]]
[[Category:1987 meteorology]]
[[Category:1987 in Bermuda]]
[[Category:Tropical cyclones in 1987|Emily]]
{{Навигационная таблица/Портал/Английская Википедия}}
[[Категория:Английская Википедия]]
[[Категория:Википедия]]
[[Категория:Статья из Википедии]]
[[Категория:Статья из Английской Википедии]]