&sq=&lang=&file=File:Kate_2015-11-11_1440Z.jpg) Hurricane Kate at peak intensity to the northeast of Bermuda on November 11 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 8, 2015 |
| Extratropical | November 12 |
| Dissipated | November 13, 2015 |
| Category 1 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 85 mph (140 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 980 mbar (hPa); 28.94 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | None |
| Damage | Minimal |
| Areas affected | Lesser Antilles (Martinique), Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, The Bahamas, Europe |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Kate was the latest hurricane to form in the Atlantic basin since Epsilon in 2005, as well as one of the northernmost November hurricanes on record. The eleventh and final named storm and fourth hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, Kate formed out of a disorganized tropical wave that had moved off the coast of Africa on October 30. Unfavorable conditions prevented it from significantly organizing as it traversed the Atlantic. Once it neared the northern coast of Hispaniola on November 7, it began to become somewhat better organized. The next day it developed into a tropical depression; shortly afterwards it developed into Tropical Storm Kate. Kate moved northwest around an area of high pressure, gradually strengthening. On November 11, it intensified into a hurricane while simultaneously peaking in intensity. Shortly afterwards, it transitioned into an extratropical cyclone.
Kate caused minor impacts in the Bahamas, other than gusty winds and some rain showers as it passed just to the east on November 9. It also caused minor surf along the East Coast of the United States.