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1987 disasters in South America (3 C) A. 1987 disasters in Africa (1 C, 1 P) Attacks in 1987 (6 C) B. Building and structure collapses in 1987 (2 P) E. Explosions in ...
Pages in category "1987 disasters in the United States" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
On August 16, 1987, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, operating as Northwest Airlines Flight 255, crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, about 8:46 pm EDT (00:46 UTC August 17), resulting in the deaths of all six crew members and 148 of the 149 passengers, along with two people on the ground.
Pages in category "1987 natural disasters" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Two particularly devastating tornadoes of 1987 were the Saragosa, Texas tornado of May 22 and the Edmonton, Alberta tornado of July 31. The fall and early winter could best be described as "average" in terms of tornado activity, with a significant outbreak on November 14 and 15, and a killer F3 in December.
Pages in category "1987 natural disasters in the United States" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc. To be classified as a disaster, it must have profound environmental effects and/or loss of life and frequently causes financial loss.
This list of United States disasters by death toll includes disasters that occurred either in the United States, at diplomatic missions of the United States, or incidents outside of the United States in which a number of U.S. citizens were killed. Domestic deaths due to war in America are included except the American Civil War.