What is Hurricane Kate (1985)?
'''Hurricane Kate''' was an [[Atlantic hurricane|Atlantic tropical cyclone]] in November 1985. The storm was the last [[tropical cyclone]] in the [[1985 Atlantic hurricane season]] to hit the [[United States]]. Kate first struck the northern coast of [[Cuba]] as a Category 2 hurricane.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hurricane Kate 1985|publisher=Hurricane Central|url=http://hurricanecentral.freeservers.com/Prelim_Reports/1985_Kate.htm|access-date=October 10, 2018}}</ref> The storm later struck northwestern [[Florida]] close to [[Mexico Beach, Florida|Mexico Beach]]. It killed over a dozen people. It also caused $700 million in damage. The storm later went into southwestern [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref>{{cite report|title=Hurricane Strikes Northern Florida|publisher=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/22/us/hurricane-strikes-northern-florida-in-surge-of-force.html|access-date=October 10, 2018}}</ref> Kate was the latest tropical cyclone to hit the United States as a hurricane. ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Kate}} [[Category:Hurricanes in Florida]] [[Category:Category 3 Atlantic hurricanes]] [[Category:1985 in the United States]] [[Category:1980s in weather]]