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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Kate (1985)
15 November 1985 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Kate formed in the North Atlantic basin on 15 November 1985 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 954 hPa. It made landfall in Cuba and the United States of America.
- Formed
- 15 November 1985
- Dissipated
- 23 November 1985
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 954 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Cuba176 km/h
- Cat. 2United States of America157 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Gloria232 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Elena204 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Danny148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Juan139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Bob120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Isabel111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth