Hurricane Kate (2027)

Hurricane Kate was a powerful, extraordinary and catastrophic Category 4 hurricane, having entered history as the first ever hurricane to make landfall on the European continent. It is the worst natural disaster to ever hit Portugal since the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, and it is by far the costliest natural disaster to ever happen in Western Europe, at $27.92 billion in damages (around €24 billion) and approximately 781 fatalities, including 653 in the Lisbon metropolitan area alone. The eleventh named storm, seventh hurricane and third major hurricane of the very active 2027 Atlantic hurricane season, Kate originated from a non-tropical decaying cold front. Lack of wind shear and way-above-normal water temperatures have allowed it to strengthen into a dangerous major hurricane.