Hurricane Intelligence Florida: Florida impacts and ENSO, 1851 to present. A JnGmedia property.

AL131985 | 1985 season

Kate

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Neutral 2FL impact Major Hurricane (Cat 3+) Rapid Intensification
Formed
1985-11-15
Dissipated
1985-11-23
Peak wind
105 kt
Lifetime category
3
Min pressure
954 mb (lifetime)
Florida date
1985-11-21
Approach
gulf
FL regions
NW2
Center landfall
yes (1)
ENSO (ASO ONI)
-0.40
Peak surge (FL)
none exists for this era

Surge: no curated record, and none is likely to exist. Reliable landfall-zone surge observation generally predates neither the modern gauge network nor NHC Tropical Cyclone Reports for storms of this era; surge comparisons on this site skew modern as a result (disclosed on the methodology page).

Track

88W86W84W82W80W78W76W74W72W70W68W66W64W20N22N24N26N28N30N32N34N

HURDAT2 best track. Coastline is stylized for orientation, not a boundary source.

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Intensity

Cat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5FL11/1611/1711/1811/1911/2011/2111/2211/23105kt

Maximum sustained wind over the storm lifetime, with Saffir-Simpson thresholds and the Florida-relevant date marked. All values from HURDAT2.

Official Sources

No per-storm graphical track exists for storms before 1995.

How This Record Was Built

join: name_match | confidence: high | pressure diff: 13mb | enrichment v1.3.0 | status: machine_enriched

Impact facts from the NOAA Continental US Hurricane Impacts table; track and intensity from NOAA HURDAT2; ENSO phase from CPC ONI. Full rules on the methodology page.

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