Hurricane Abby (1960)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 9–17, 1960

Peak wind

81 mph

130 km/h · Jul 15

Peak category

Cat 1

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

995 mb

Landfalls

Honduras · Belize

Lifetime

8.0 d

Jul 9 – Jul 17

Distance

2,933 mi

4,719 km

ACE

7.2

storm energy

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

What happened with Abby

Hurricane Abby (1960) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1960 Atlantic season. It formed on July 9, 1960, 269 mi ESE of Bridgetown, Barbados, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 995 mb on July 15, 1960, and made landfall 3 times — first near Dennery, Saint Lucia on July 10, 1960 as a tropical storm (63 mph). Later landfalls: near Coxen Hole, Honduras on July 15, 1960 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph); near Bella Vista, Belize on July 15, 1960 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph). The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 2,933 miles (4,719 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
July 10, 1960 · 12:00 UTC	near Dennery, Saint Lucia	TS 63 mph	1003 mb
July 15, 1960 · 06:00 UTC	near Coxen Hole, Honduras	Cat 1 81 mph	—
July 15, 1960 · 14:00 UTC	near Bella Vista, Belize	Cat 1 81 mph	—

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
San Pedro Sula, Honduras	69 mi	Jul 15 · 11:00 UTC	Cat 1 81 mph
Tuxtla, Chiapas, Mexico	58 mi	Jul 16 · 12:00 UTC	TD 35 mph
Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico	26 mi	Jul 16 · 14:00 UTC	TD 35 mph
Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico	direct hit	Jul 16 · 20:00 UTC	TD 35 mph
Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico	direct hit	Jul 17 · 04:00 UTC	TD 35 mph
Xalapa de Enríquez, Veracruz, Mexico	direct hit	Jul 17 · 07:00 UTC	TD 35 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 34 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Jul 9 12:00	TS	46 mph	—	12.0°N 55.8°W	open ocean
Jul 9 18:00	TS	46 mph	—	12.5°N 57.0°W	181 mi ESE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Jul 10 00:00	TS	52 mph	—	13.0°N 58.2°W	96 mi E of Bridgetown, Barbados
Jul 10 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	13.5°N 59.6°W	27 mi N of Bridgetown, Barbados
Jul 10 12:00	TS LANDFALL	63 mph	1003 mb	13.9°N 60.9°W	near Dennery, Saint Lucia
Jul 10 18:00	TS	63 mph	1002 mb	14.1°N 62.3°W	89 mi WSW of Fort-de-France, Martinique
Jul 11 00:00	TS	63 mph	—	14.3°N 63.5°W	157 mi WSW of Roseau, Dominica
Jul 11 06:00	TS	69 mph	—	14.5°N 64.7°W	open ocean
Jul 11 12:00	TS	69 mph	999 mb	14.7°N 65.8°W	open ocean
Jul 11 18:00	TS	63 mph	1004 mb	14.9°N 67.3°W	open ocean
Jul 12 00:00	TS	58 mph	1005 mb	14.9°N 68.9°W	178 mi NNE of Noord, Aruba
Jul 12 06:00	TS	58 mph	1005 mb	14.7°N 70.4°W	150 mi N of Noord, Aruba
Jul 12 12:00	TS	58 mph	1007 mb	14.7°N 71.9°W	open ocean
Jul 12 18:00	TS	58 mph	—	15.0°N 73.2°W	open ocean
Jul 13 00:00	TS	58 mph	1004 mb	15.2°N 74.3°W	open ocean
Jul 13 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	15.2°N 75.4°W	open ocean
Jul 13 12:00	TS	52 mph	1008 mb	14.9°N 76.7°W	open ocean
Jul 13 18:00	TS	52 mph	—	14.7°N 78.1°W	open ocean
Jul 14 00:00	TS	52 mph	1004 mb	14.7°N 79.5°W	open ocean
Jul 14 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	15.1°N 81.0°W	176 mi ENE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
Jul 14 12:00	TS	63 mph	—	15.6°N 82.5°W	123 mi NNE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
Jul 14 18:00	TS	63 mph	—	15.9°N 83.9°W	40 mi ENE of Brus Laguna, Honduras
Jul 15 00:00	TS	69 mph	995 mb	16.1°N 85.2°W	12 mi NW of Iriona, Honduras
Jul 15 06:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	81 mph	—	16.3°N 86.6°W	39 mi NNE of La Ceiba, Honduras
Jul 15 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	16.5°N 88.0°W	47 mi N of Puerto Cortez, Honduras
Jul 15 14:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	81 mph	—	16.5°N 88.4°W	55 mi NNE of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
Jul 15 18:00	TS	52 mph	—	16.6°N 89.4°W	near Dolores, Guatemala
Jul 16 00:00	TD	35 mph	—	16.8°N 90.6°W	46 mi W of San Benito, Guatemala
Jul 16 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	17.1°N 91.6°W	28 mi SSW of Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico
Jul 16 12:00	TD	35 mph	—	17.5°N 92.7°W	17 mi ESE of Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico
Jul 16 18:00	TD	35 mph	—	18.0°N 94.0°W	near Las Choapas, Veracruz, Mexico
Jul 17 00:00	TD	35 mph	—	18.6°N 95.3°W	12 mi NNW of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico
Jul 17 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	19.4°N 96.6°W	22 mi ESE of Xalapa de Enríquez, Veracruz, Mexico
Jul 17 12:00	TD	35 mph	—	20.5°N 98.0°W	16 mi N of Xicotepec de Juárez, Puebla, Mexico

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Abby make landfall?

Abby made landfall 3 times: near Dennery, Saint Lucia on July 10, 1960 at 12:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds; near Coxen Hole, Honduras on July 15, 1960 at 06:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds; near Bella Vista, Belize on July 15, 1960 at 14:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds.

What category was Abby?

At its peak on July 15, 1960, Abby was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 995 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Abby last?

8.0 days, from July 9, 1960 to July 17, 1960, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,933 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Abby?

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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Every storm named Abby

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1960	Hurricane Abby · this page Atlantic	Cat 1 81 mph	Honduras, Belize
1964	Tropical Storm Abby Atlantic	TS 69 mph	Texas	→
1968	Hurricane Abby Atlantic	Cat 1 75 mph	Florida, Pinar del Río, Cuba	→

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 1960

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1960	Hurricane Donna Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	Florida, Antigua and Barbuda	→
1960	Hurricane Ethel Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	Mississippi	→
1960	Hurricane Cleo Atlantic	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
1960	Hurricane Celeste Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
1960	Hurricane Diana Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
1960	Hurricane Estelle Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
1960	Hurricane Fernanda Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
1960	Hurricane Hyacinth Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→

See every 1960 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Abby on Wikipedia.

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