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Hurricane Kate (1985)

Atlantic storm, 11/16/1985 to 11/24/1985. Peak: Category 3.

Peak strength
Category 3
Peak winds
121 mph
105 knots
Lowest pressure
954 mb
Duration
8 days

Storm track

34 positions from NOAA's best-track data, colored by strength at each point

  • Depression
  • Tropical storm
  • Cat 1
  • Cat 2
  • Cat 3
  • Cat 4
  • Cat 5

U.S. landfalls

  • Florida11/22/1985 06:30 UTC · 98 mph (Category 2) · 30.0°N, 85.4°W
All track points (34)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
11/16/1985 02:00 UTC21.1°N, 63.8°WTropical storm40 mph999 mb
11/16/1985 08:00 UTC21.6°N, 63.9°WTropical storm52 mph998 mb
11/16/1985 14:00 UTC21.7°N, 64.2°WTropical storm58 mph996 mb
11/16/1985 20:00 UTC21.5°N, 64.8°WTropical storm63 mph993 mb
11/17/1985 02:00 UTC21.1°N, 65.3°WHurricane81 mph987 mb
11/17/1985 08:00 UTC20.7°N, 66.0°WHurricane86 mph981 mb
11/17/1985 14:00 UTC20.4°N, 66.4°WHurricane86 mph984 mb
11/17/1985 20:00 UTC20.7°N, 67.3°WHurricane86 mph982 mb
11/18/1985 02:00 UTC21.1°N, 68.8°WHurricane92 mph977 mb
11/18/1985 08:00 UTC21.4°N, 70.0°WHurricane92 mph976 mb
11/18/1985 14:00 UTC21.6°N, 71.8°WHurricane92 mph975 mb
11/18/1985 20:00 UTC21.6°N, 73.3°WHurricane92 mph975 mb
11/19/1985 02:00 UTC21.9°N, 75.1°WHurricane98 mph972 mb
11/19/1985 08:00 UTC22.1°N, 76.8°WHurricane109 mph967 mb
11/19/1985 14:00 UTC22.1°N, 78.4°WHurricane109 mph968 mb
11/19/1985 20:00 UTC22.7°N, 80.2°WHurricane104 mph971 mb
11/20/1985 02:00 UTC23.2°N, 81.9°WHurricane92 mph976 mb
11/20/1985 08:00 UTC23.9°N, 83.5°WHurricane98 mph972 mb
11/20/1985 14:00 UTC24.6°N, 84.5°WHurricane109 mph968 mb
11/20/1985 20:00 UTC25.2°N, 85.3°WHurricane121 mph956 mb
11/21/1985 02:00 UTC26.0°N, 86.0°WHurricane121 mph955 mb
11/21/1985 08:00 UTC26.8°N, 86.5°WHurricane121 mph954 mb
11/21/1985 14:00 UTC27.5°N, 86.6°WHurricane115 mph961 mb
11/21/1985 20:00 UTC28.3°N, 86.5°WHurricane109 mph965 mb
11/22/1985 02:00 UTC29.2°N, 86.1°WHurricane98 mph967 mb
11/22/1985 06:30 UTC30.0°N, 85.4°WHurricane (landfall)98 mph967 mb
11/22/1985 08:00 UTC30.2°N, 85.1°WHurricane92 mph975 mb
11/22/1985 14:00 UTC31.5°N, 83.5°WHurricane75 mph983 mb
11/22/1985 20:00 UTC32.5°N, 81.5°WTropical storm58 mph990 mb
11/23/1985 02:00 UTC33.7°N, 79.2°WTropical storm52 mph996 mb
11/23/1985 08:00 UTC34.7°N, 76.2°WTropical storm46 mph1,003 mb
11/23/1985 14:00 UTC34.4°N, 73.5°WTropical storm40 mph1,005 mb
11/23/1985 20:00 UTC34.0°N, 72.0°WTropical storm40 mph1,006 mb
11/24/1985 02:00 UTC33.5°N, 70.5°WExtratropical40 mph1,006 mb

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best-track data · Positions every 6 hours plus landfall and peak times; winds are 1-minute sustained

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