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Hurricane Abby 1960

Category 1 hurricane · Atlantic · July 9 to July 17, 1960

Abby's 65 mph landfall in Saint Lucia on July 10, 1960 ranks tied for the second-strongest of the 9 storms with a landfall record there. Its 80 mph landfall in Honduras on July 15, 1960 ranks tied for the third-strongest of the 11 storms with a landfall record there. It has landfall records in 3 different places: Saint Lucia, Honduras and Belize.

Track of Abby (1960) from the best-track record, coloured by strength10°N20°N90°W80°W70°W60°WVeracruzSaint Lucia, 65 mphHonduras, 80 mphBelize, 80 mphPeak 80 mphFirst recordDepressionTropical stormCategory 100 and 12 UTCLandfall

Strength over time

Maximum sustained wind of Abby (1960) over time, in mphTSCat 1Cat 2Cat 304080120Jul 10Jul 11Jul 12Jul 13Jul 14Jul 15Jul 16Jul 17mph
  1. First record (tropical storm) 270 miles east-southeast of Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados
  2. Landfall Saint Lucia
  3. Hurricane 40 miles north-northeast of La Ceiba, Atlántida, Honduras
  4. Peak, 80 mph 40 miles north-northeast of La Ceiba, Atlántida, Honduras; lowest pressure 995 mb
  5. Landfall Honduras
  6. Landfall Belize: Category 1, 80 mph
  7. Last record (tropical depression) 35 miles west of Poza Rica de Hidalgo, Veracruz, Mexico

Against every Atlantic storm since 1851

Peak sustained wind80 mph · tied 762nd of 1,98830 mph190 mph
Lowest central pressure995 mb · tied 775th of 1,277882 mb1016 mb
Accumulated cyclone energy7.2 · 681st of 1,7520.173.6
Days as a tropical or subtropical cyclone8.0 days · tied 436th of 1,9880.0 days31.8 days

In the 1960 season

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Storm 2 of 8 in 1960, hurricane 1 of 4; it formed after Storm 1 of 1960 and before Brenda. Abby produced 10% of the season's accumulated cyclone energy and ranks fourth by peak wind. See the season.

Places the center passed

The center came within 50 miles of at least 8 towns or cities of 10,000 people or more while the system was tropical. Distances are to the interpolated track line, not the storm's edge.

PlaceClosestWind thenDate
Veracruz, Mexico3 mi35 mphJuly 17
Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico4 mi35 mphJuly 16
Castries, Saint Lucia6 mi65 mphJuly 10
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico6 mi35 mphJuly 17
Santiago Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico8 mi35 mphJuly 16
Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico9 mi35 mphJuly 17
Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico16 mi35 mphJuly 16
Flores, Petén, Guatemala17 mi45 mphJuly 15

Every storm within 50 miles of Veracruz, Mexico

Similar landfalls in Honduras

Storms whose strongest landfall record in Honduras came closest to Abby's 80 mph:

  • Mitch (1998)80 mph, October 29, 1998
  • Anna (1961)85 mph, July 24, 1961
  • Paula (2010)50 mph, October 11, 2010
  • Sara (2024)45 mph, November 15, 2024

All 11 storms with a landfall record in Honduras

Also peaked at 80 mph

Of 152 storms from other Atlantic seasons, the nearest in time:

  • Jenny (1961)974 mb, no landfall record
  • Storm 3 of 1963990 mb, no landfall record
  • Gail (1953)986 mb, no landfall record
  • Brenda (1968)990 mb, no landfall record