Abby (1968)

Cat 1 AL011968 · Atlantic
Peak winds
65 kt
75 mph
Min pressure
992 mb
ACE
5.32
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
3
52 observations

What happened during Abby?

Abby was a Cat 1 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from June 1 to June 13, 1968 (13 days). It reached peak winds of 74 mph (65 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 992 mb. The storm made 3 landfalls during its lifetime.


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Storm overview
First obs
1968-06-01
Last obs
1968-06-13
Storm number
1
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
52

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1968-06-01 06:00 TD 17.00 -85.50 25
1968-06-01 12:00 TD 17.20 -85.50 25
1968-06-01 18:00 TD 17.80 -85.70 25
1968-06-02 00:00 TD 18.50 -85.80 30 1005
1968-06-02 06:00 TD 19.50 -85.70 30
1968-06-02 12:00 TS 20.50 -85.30 35
1968-06-02 18:00 TS 21.40 -84.80 40 1002
1968-06-02 23:00 TS 21.90 -84.50 45 997 Landfall
1968-06-03 00:00 TS 22.10 -84.40 45 997
1968-06-03 06:00 TS 23.00 -84.00 45 999
1968-06-03 12:00 TS 24.00 -83.70 45 999
1968-06-03 18:00 TS 24.50 -83.60 45 997
1968-06-04 00:00 TS 25.00 -83.40 50 994
1968-06-04 06:00 TS 25.80 -82.90 55 993
1968-06-04 12:00 TS 26.70 -82.30 55 992 Landfall
1968-06-04 18:00 TS 27.40 -81.80 45
1968-06-05 00:00 TS 28.00 -81.10 45
1968-06-05 06:00 TS 28.20 -80.80 45
1968-06-05 12:00 TS 28.20 -80.50 55
1968-06-05 18:00 HU 28.20 -80.20 65 994
1968-06-06 00:00 HU 28.30 -80.10 65
1968-06-06 06:00 HU 28.60 -80.40 65
1968-06-06 12:00 TS 29.20 -80.80 60 992
1968-06-06 18:00 TS 29.90 -81.20 55
1968-06-06 22:00 TS 30.40 -81.40 55 Landfall
1968-06-07 00:00 TS 30.60 -81.50 50 997
1968-06-07 06:00 TS 31.40 -81.80 40 999
1968-06-07 12:00 TS 32.00 -82.00 35 1002
1968-06-07 18:00 TD 32.60 -82.10 30 1003
1968-06-08 00:00 TD 33.00 -82.20 30
1968-06-08 06:00 TD 33.50 -82.20 30
1968-06-08 12:00 TD 34.10 -82.30 25
1968-06-08 18:00 TD 34.80 -82.30 25
1968-06-09 00:00 TD 35.60 -82.10 25
1968-06-09 06:00 TD 36.30 -81.80 25
1968-06-09 12:00 TD 36.40 -81.10 25
1968-06-09 18:00 TD 36.20 -80.30 25
1968-06-10 00:00 LO 35.90 -79.50 25
1968-06-10 06:00 LO 35.60 -78.90 25
1968-06-10 12:00 LO 34.90 -78.70 25
1968-06-10 18:00 LO 34.20 -78.70 25
1968-06-11 00:00 LO 33.50 -78.70 25
1968-06-11 06:00 LO 33.20 -78.70 25
1968-06-11 12:00 TD 33.30 -78.70 25
1968-06-11 18:00 TD 33.40 -78.50 25
1968-06-12 00:00 TD 33.60 -78.20 30
1968-06-12 06:00 TD 33.80 -78.00 30
1968-06-12 12:00 TD 34.00 -77.80 30
1968-06-12 18:00 TD 34.50 -77.30 30
1968-06-13 00:00 TD 35.20 -76.60 30
1968-06-13 06:00 TD 35.90 -75.70 30
1968-06-13 12:00 TD 36.50 -74.80 30

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.