Kate is the 11th name on the 2027 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2027. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter K. Since 1985, seven storms have been named Kate; the strongest, in 2003, peaked as a Category 3 hurricane.
No. Kate is on the 2027 list of Atlantic names, and it is not among the 100 names NHC lists as retired from the Atlantic (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
Kate is next scheduled for 2027, when the 2027 list is used. The six lists rotate, so each one returns every six years.
A name on the list is used only if the season gets that far. Kate is name 11 of 21, and 34 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Kate formed in the Atlantic in August 2021 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Kate (2021): track and historyKate formed in the Atlantic in November 2015 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Hurricane Kate (2015): track and historyKate formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December 2014 and peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 944 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 14 days.
Cyclone Kate (2014): track and historyKate formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 2006 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 989 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Kate (2006): track and historyKate formed in the Atlantic in September 2003 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 952 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 14 days.
Hurricane Kate (2003): track and historyKate formed in the West Pacific in April 1999 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Typhoon Kate (1999): track and historyKate formed in the Atlantic in November 1985 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 954 mb. It made landfall near Callaway, United States. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Kate (1985): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate 1985 | Callaway, United States | 1985-11-21 22:30 | 100 mph / 155 km/h |
Names go in alphabetical order, one per storm, as each storm reaches tropical-storm strength (39 mph, 34 knots), so a storm’s place in its season decides its name.
In each of 2021, 2015, 2003 and 1985, Kate was the 11th name used in the Atlantic season.
Storms named Kate appear in more than one ocean in our archive:
Each ocean region keeps its own name lists, drawn up by its own WMO regional committee (Tropical cyclone naming), so the same name can be given to unrelated storms in different oceans.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Kate in 2021, in the Atlantic. It formed on August 27, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h) and lasted 5 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 11th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2015, 2014, 2006, 2003, 1999 and 1985.
Hurricane Kate in 2003 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 952 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in September. The weakest of the seven, in 2021, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).