Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 25 – October 10, 2003
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Kate (2003) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2003 Atlantic season. It formed on September 25, 2003, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 952 mb on October 4, 2003, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 14.3 days and travelled about 6,394 miles (10,288 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 11.8°N 37.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 12.8°N 38.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 14.0°N 39.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 15.2°N 40.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.6°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 18.0°N 41.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 19.2°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 20.0°N 43.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 21.0°N 44.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 22.0°N 44.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 23.0°N 44.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 23.9°N 43.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 24.8°N 42.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 26.1°N 41.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 27.2°N 39.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 28.3°N 38.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 29.2°N 36.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 30.0°N 35.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 30.8°N 34.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 31.8°N 35.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 32.6°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 32.5°N 37.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 32.4°N 38.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 32.2°N 39.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 31.7°N 40.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 31.1°N 42.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 30.3°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 30.1°N 43.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 29.9°N 44.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 29.6°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 29.4°N 46.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 29.4°N 47.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 29.6°N 49.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 29.9°N 50.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 30.1°N 51.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 30.1°N 52.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 30.2°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 30.3°N 54.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 968 mb | 30.4°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 973 mb | 30.7°N 56.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 31.4°N 56.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 32.3°N 56.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 33.5°N 56.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 35.2°N 55.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 36.9°N 55.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 38.6°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 40.5°N 52.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 43.8°N 49.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 980 mb | 47.5°N 47.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 978 mb | 52.0°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 974 mb | 56.5°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 974 mb | 59.5°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 970 mb | 61.1°N 33.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 970 mb | 62.1°N 28.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 972 mb | 62.5°N 24.0°W | 113 mi SSW of Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
| Oct 9 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 973 mb | 62.6°N 19.0°W | 139 mi SE of Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Oct 9 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 976 mb | 62.5°N 12.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 980 mb | 63.0°N 6.0°W | 73 mi NNE of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Kate.
At its peak on October 4, 2003, Kate was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a central pressure of 952 mb.
14.3 days, from September 25, 2003 to October 10, 2003, including 144 hours at hurricane strength (36 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 6,394 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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