 After intensification and improvements to convective banding , Kate was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane at 00 : 00 UTC on November 11 . Twelve hours later , the storm peaked with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph ( 140 km / h ) and a minimum barometric pressure of 980 mbar ( 29 inHg ) . Due to very strong wind shear and decreasing sea surface temperatures , the storm began losing tropical characteristics shortly thereafter . Early on November 12 , the system became extratropical about 430 mi ( 690 km ) south @-@ southeast of Cape Race , Newfoundland . Late on November 13 , the remnants merged with a larger extratropical cyclone . Between November 15 and November 16 , the remnants of Kate affected the United Kingdom and Ireland . Across Wales , high winds downed trees and heavy rain flooded roadways . 
