Tropical Storm Kate
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The name Kate has been used for two tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, eleven tropical cyclones in the western Pacific, and at least two in the Southern Hemisphere.
The name is used on the modern six-year lists in the Atlantic:
The name was also used on some of the old typhoon name lists, which were also used for hurricanes in the central Pacific:
The name was also used in the Southwest Indian Ocean:
The name is on the current naming list in Brisbane's Area of Responsibility in the south Pacific:
The name is used on the modern six-year lists in the Atlantic:
- Hurricane Kate (1985)Hurricane Kate (1985)Hurricane Kate was the sixth hurricane to hit the United States during the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season, tying a record. Forming late in the season, it killed 15 people and caused $530 million in damage on its long path through Cuba, Florida, and Georgia between November 18 and...
- Category 3 hurricane. Grazed Cuba, directly struck Panama City, Florida - Hurricane Kate (2003)Hurricane Kate (2003)Hurricane Kate was the second-longest tropical cyclone in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. The eleventh tropical storm, fifth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the season, Kate developed from a tropical wave in the central tropical Atlantic on September 25. Its unusual track included four...
- Category 3 hurricane. Brushed Newfoundland
The name was also used on some of the old typhoon name lists, which were also used for hurricanes in the central Pacific:
- 1945's Tropical Storm Kate
- 1951's Typhoon Kate (T5106) - affected Japan
- 1955's Super Typhoon Kate (T5521)
- 1959's Tropical Storm Kate (T5910, 20W)
- 1962's Typhoon Kate (T6206, 44W)
- 1964's Typhoon Kate (T6430, 45W) - struck VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
- 1967's Typhoon Kate (T6719, 21W)
- Typhoon Kate (1970)Typhoon Kate (1970)Super Typhoon Kate was the second of two super typhoons to strike the Philippines within a week in October 1970, the first being Super Typhoon Joan. As a result, Kate produced heavy damage and over 631 casualties...
killed 915 in the Philippines. - 1973's Tropical Storm Kate (T7312, 13W)
- 1976's Hurricane Kate - briefly threatened Hawaii
- 1999's Typhoon Kate (T9901, 04W, Diding)
The name was also used in the Southwest Indian Ocean:
- 1962's Cyclone KatePre-1970 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasonsThe Pre-1970 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30, reaching their peaks mid-February to early March.Pre-1970 1970–75 1975–80 1980–1985-Unnnamed tropical cyclone :The Banda Islands were hit in March...
The name is on the current naming list in Brisbane's Area of Responsibility in the south Pacific:
- 2006's Cyclone Kate - not a threat to land.