NHC AL131985 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Kate (1985)
November 15, 1985 – November 23, 1985
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
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.
Kate in the record
HURDAT2 tracks Kate from November 15, 1985 to November 23, 1985; its peak was 121 mph (Category 3). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on November 21 at 98 mph (Category 2), 11 miles from Wewahitchka, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 437 US cities, in 5 states, most in Georgia (143) and South Carolina (133). The strongest pass was 98 mph (Category 2) 10 miles from Port St Joe, FL; the centre came closest to Calabash, NC, less than a mile away.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 437
- At hurricane strength
- 109
- States
- 5
121 mph
when closest
Cities Kate passed near, strongest first
Florida (50)
- Port St JoeCategory 2 · 10 mi
- Panama CityCategory 2 · 19 mi
- Lynn HavenCategory 2 · 22 mi
- Panama City BeachCategory 2 · 28 mi
- Inlet BeachCategory 2 · 36 mi
- Santa Rosa BeachCategory 2 · 52 mi
- Ponce De LeonCategory 2 · 56 mi
- FreeportCategory 2 · 57 mi
- Miramar BeachCategory 2 · 62 mi
- DestinCategory 2 · 65 mi
- Defuniak SpringsCategory 2 · 66 mi
- NicevilleCategory 2 · 71 mi
- ValparaisoCategory 2 · 73 mi
- Eglin AfbCategory 2 · 74 mi
- ShalimarCategory 2 · 74 mi
- ApalachicolaCategory 2 · 29 mi
- VernonCategory 2 · 46 mi
- WewahitchkaCategory 2 · 4 mi
- YoungstownCategory 2 · 25 mi
- WestvilleCategory 1 · 68 mi
- FountainCategory 1 · 27 mi
- EastpointCategory 1 · 28 mi
- ChipleyCategory 1 · 41 mi
- BristolCategory 1 · 3 mi
- BlountstownCategory 1 · 10 mi
- AlthaCategory 1 · 20 mi
- CarrabelleCategory 1 · 33 mi
- AlfordCategory 1 · 33 mi
- BonifayCategory 1 · 55 mi
- MariannaCategory 1 · 33 mi
- PanaceaCategory 1 · 40 mi
- CottondaleCategory 1 · 41 mi
- GracevilleCategory 1 · 54 mi
- Grand RidgeCategory 1 · 22 mi
- QuincyCategory 1 · 1 mi
- ChattahoocheeCategory 1 · 13 mi
- SneadsCategory 1 · 21 mi
- CrawfordvilleCategory 1 · 31 mi
- GreenwoodCategory 1 · 34 mi
- MaloneCategory 1 · 41 mi
- MidwayCategory 1 · 11 mi
- TallahasseeCategory 1 · 21 mi
- HavanaCategory 1 · 8 mi
- PerryCategory 1 · 70 mi
- MonticelloCategory 1 · 33 mi
- GreenvilleCategory 1 · 47 mi
- MadisonCategory 1 · 55 mi
- LeeCategory 1 · 64 mi
- JenningsCategory 1 · 61 mi
- JasperCategory 1 · 73 mi
Alabama (12)
- GenevaCategory 1 · 74 mi
- HartfordCategory 1 · 69 mi
- SlocombCategory 1 · 63 mi
- NewtonCategory 1 · 74 mi
- CottonwoodCategory 1 · 51 mi
- CowartsCategory 1 · 58 mi
- DothanCategory 1 · 64 mi
- Midland CityCategory 1 · 72 mi
- AshfordCategory 1 · 55 mi
- HeadlandCategory 1 · 68 mi
- ColumbiaCategory 1 · 57 mi
- AbbevilleCategory 1 · 74 mi
Georgia (143)
- BainbridgeCategory 1 · 10 mi
- BrinsonCategory 1 · 21 mi
- DonalsonvilleCategory 1 · 33 mi
- ClimaxCategory 1 · 8 mi
- ColquittCategory 1 · 30 mi
- BlakelyCategory 1 · 50 mi
- CairoCategory 1 · 2 mi
- WhighamCategory 1 · 3 mi
- OchlockneeCategory 1 · 3 mi
- ThomasvilleCategory 1 · 14 mi
- MeigsCategory 1 · 2 mi
- PelhamCategory 1 · 8 mi
- CoolidgeCategory 1 · 9 mi
- CamillaCategory 1 · 15 mi
- BostonCategory 1 · 24 mi
- MorganCategory 1 · 48 mi
- CuthbertCategory 1 · 64 mi
- PavoCategory 1 · 18 mi
- BacontonCategory 1 · 19 mi
- QuitmanCategory 1 · 34 mi
- MoultrieCategory 1 · 7 mi
- DoerunCategory 1 · 8 mi
- AlbanyCategory 1 · 31 mi
- DawsonCategory 1 · 51 mi
- Norman ParkCategory 1 · 6 mi
- SylvesterCategory 1 · 17 mi
- AdelCategory 1 · 21 mi
- HahiraCategory 1 · 31 mi
- LeesburgCategory 1 · 38 mi
- ValdostaCategory 1 · 41 mi
- Lake ParkCategory 1 · 54 mi
- OmegaCategory 1 · 4 mi
- LenoxCategory 1 · 12 mi
- PoulanCategory 1 · 13 mi
- SparksCategory 1 · 19 mi
- Ray CityCategory 1 · 34 mi
- TiftonCategory 1 · 1 mi
- SycamoreCategory 1 · 11 mi
- AshburnCategory 1 · 17 mi
- NashvilleCategory 1 · 26 mi
- CordeleCategory 1 · 35 mi
- AmericusCategory 1 · 58 mi
- MontezumaCategory 1 · 62 mi
- OglethorpeCategory 1 · 67 mi
- EllavilleCategory 1 · 70 mi
- LakelandCategory 1 · 39 mi
- ViennaCategory 1 · 44 mi
- OcillaTropical storm · 2 mi
- FitzgeraldTropical storm · 6 mi
- WillacoocheeTropical storm · 22 mi
- RochelleTropical storm · 25 mi
- UnadillaTropical storm · 51 mi
- PerryTropical storm · 64 mi
- Fort ValleyTropical storm · 74 mi
- AmbroseTropical storm · 10 mi
- AbbevilleTropical storm · 23 mi
- PearsonTropical storm · 33 mi
- HawkinsvilleTropical storm · 45 mi
- HomervilleTropical storm · 49 mi
- KathleenTropical storm · 64 mi
and 83 more
South Carolina (133)
- HardeevilleTropical storm · 26 mi
- JacksonTropical storm · 59 mi
- VarnvilleTropical storm · 5 mi
- EstillTropical storm · 7 mi
- HamptonTropical storm · 10 mi
- YemasseeTropical storm · 10 mi
- RidgelandTropical storm · 16 mi
- SeabrookTropical storm · 19 mi
- FairfaxTropical storm · 19 mi
- AllendaleTropical storm · 25 mi
- BeaufortTropical storm · 28 mi
- OkatieTropical storm · 29 mi
- Port RoyalTropical storm · 32 mi
- BlufftonTropical storm · 34 mi
- Saint Helena IslandTropical storm · 37 mi
- BarnwellTropical storm · 38 mi
- Hilton Head IslandTropical storm · 41 mi
- BlackvilleTropical storm · 44 mi
- WillistonTropical storm · 51 mi
- WindsorTropical storm · 58 mi
- New EllentonTropical storm · 59 mi
- AikenTropical storm · 67 mi
- Beech IslandTropical storm · 67 mi
- WarrenvilleTropical storm · 70 mi
- GranitevilleTropical storm · 73 mi
- North AugustaTropical storm · 75 mi
- WalterboroTropical storm · 2 mi
- CottagevilleTropical storm · 3 mi
- DorchesterTropical storm · 5 mi
- RidgevilleTropical storm · 5 mi
- RuffinTropical storm · 7 mi
- Saint GeorgeTropical storm · 12 mi
- BranchvilleTropical storm · 21 mi
- RavenelTropical storm · 22 mi
- BowmanTropical storm · 24 mi
- HollywoodTropical storm · 25 mi
- Johns IslandTropical storm · 31 mi
- BambergTropical storm · 31 mi
- Wadmalaw IslandTropical storm · 32 mi
- Edisto IslandTropical storm · 34 mi
- CopeTropical storm · 35 mi
- CordovaTropical storm · 36 mi
- DenmarkTropical storm · 37 mi
- OrangeburgTropical storm · 40 mi
- NorwayTropical storm · 44 mi
- St MatthewsTropical storm · 47 mi
- NeesesTropical storm · 49 mi
- NorthTropical storm · 54 mi
- SalleyTropical storm · 59 mi
- SwanseaTropical storm · 59 mi
- WagenerTropical storm · 65 mi
- GastonTropical storm · 65 mi
- PelionTropical storm · 67 mi
- CayceTropical storm · 72 mi
- West ColumbiaTropical storm · 73 mi
- BonneauTropical storm · 3 mi
- HanahanTropical storm · 4 mi
- Moncks CornerTropical storm · 7 mi
- CrossTropical storm · 10 mi
- PinevilleTropical storm · 10 mi
and 73 more
North Carolina (99)
- LaurinburgTropical storm · 75 mi
- CalabashTropical storm · overhead
- ShallotteTropical storm · overhead
- SupplyTropical storm · 1 mi
- Ocean Isle BeachTropical storm · 2 mi
- Sunset BeachTropical storm · 3 mi
- AshTropical storm · 9 mi
- NakinaTropical storm · 15 mi
- Tabor CityTropical storm · 19 mi
- Lake WaccamawTropical storm · 25 mi
- WhitevilleTropical storm · 29 mi
- ChadbournTropical storm · 31 mi
- ClarktonTropical storm · 39 mi
- BladenboroTropical storm · 46 mi
- FairmontTropical storm · 48 mi
- LumbertonTropical storm · 56 mi
- RowlandTropical storm · 57 mi
- PembrokeTropical storm · 63 mi
- Saint PaulsTropical storm · 66 mi
- MaxtonTropical storm · 69 mi
- ShannonTropical storm · 72 mi
- Red SpringsTropical storm · 72 mi
- ParktonTropical storm · 73 mi
- Lumber BridgeTropical storm · 74 mi
- Hope MillsTropical storm · 75 mi
- WinnabowTropical storm · 2 mi
- BoliviaTropical storm · 2 mi
- Wrightsville BeachTropical storm · 3 mi
- WilmingtonTropical storm · 5 mi
- Carolina BeachTropical storm · 6 mi
- SouthportTropical storm · 8 mi
- Kure BeachTropical storm · 9 mi
- Oak IslandTropical storm · 9 mi
- LelandTropical storm · 11 mi
- Castle HayneTropical storm · 13 mi
- DelcoTropical storm · 17 mi
- Rocky PointTropical storm · 20 mi
- BoltonTropical storm · 22 mi
- RiegelwoodTropical storm · 23 mi
- CurrieTropical storm · 23 mi
- BurgawTropical storm · 28 mi
- AtkinsonTropical storm · 31 mi
- WillardTropical storm · 38 mi
- WallaceTropical storm · 40 mi
- TeacheyTropical storm · 43 mi
- HarrellsTropical storm · 44 mi
- Rose HillTropical storm · 47 mi
- ElizabethtownTropical storm · 48 mi
- MagnoliaTropical storm · 52 mi
- GarlandTropical storm · 53 mi
- ClintonTropical storm · 65 mi
- RoseboroTropical storm · 65 mi
- FaisonTropical storm · 69 mi
- SalemburgTropical storm · 72 mi
- AutryvilleTropical storm · 72 mi
- StedmanTropical storm · 73 mi
- HampsteadTropical storm · 12 mi
- Sneads FerryTropical storm · 15 mi
- Holly RidgeTropical storm · 15 mi
- Camp LejeuneTropical storm · 20 mi
and 39 more
Other storms of the 1985 season
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.