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NHC AL131985 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Kate (1985)

November 15, 1985 – November 23, 1985

Hurricane Kate peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 437 US cities, 109 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 3

121 mph

Cities within 75 mi
437
At hurricane strength
109

when closest

States
5

Cities Kate passed near, strongest first

Georgia (143)

and 83 more

South Carolina (133)

and 73 more

North Carolina (99)

and 39 more

Florida (50)

Alabama (12)

About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.