Tropical Storm Abby (1964)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 5–8, 1964

Peak wind

69 mph

111 km/h · Aug 7

Peak category

Lowest pressure

1000 mb

Landfalls

Texas

Lifetime

3.0 d

Aug 5 – Aug 8

Distance

691 mi

1,112 km

ACE

0.8

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

Tropical Storm Abby (1964) was a tropical storm of the 1964 Atlantic season. It formed on August 5, 1964, 218 mi S of Pensacola, Florida, reached its peak of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb on August 7, 1964, and made landfall 19 mi SSW of Lake Jackson, Texas on August 7, 1964 as a tropical storm (69 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 63 mph on August 7, 1964). The storm lasted 3.0 days and travelled about 691 miles (1,112 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
August 7, 1964 · 21:00 UTC	19 mi SSW of Lake Jackson, Texas	TS 69 mph	—

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Houston, Texas	68 mi	Aug 7 · 21:00 UTC	TS 69 mph
Pasadena, Texas	66 mi	Aug 7 · 21:00 UTC	TS 69 mph
Pearland, Texas	56 mi	Aug 7 · 21:00 UTC	TS 69 mph
San Antonio, Texas	36 mi	Aug 8 · 16:00 UTC	TD 25 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 14 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Aug 5 18:00	TD	29 mph	—	27.3°N 87.7°W	open ocean
Aug 6 00:00	TD	29 mph	—	27.8°N 88.7°W	171 mi SSE of New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 6 06:00	TD	29 mph	—	28.2°N 89.7°W	114 mi SSE of Houma, Louisiana
Aug 6 12:00	TD	29 mph	—	28.5°N 90.7°W	76 mi S of Houma, Louisiana
Aug 6 18:00	TD	29 mph	—	28.5°N 91.7°W	88 mi SSW of Morgan City, Louisiana
Aug 7 00:00	TD	29 mph	—	28.5°N 92.6°W	106 mi SSW of Abbeville, Louisiana
Aug 7 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	28.6°N 93.5°W	92 mi ESE of Galveston, Texas
Aug 7 12:00	TS	46 mph	—	28.6°N 94.4°W	54 mi SSE of Galveston, Texas
Aug 7 18:00	TS	63 mph	1000 mb	28.6°N 95.2°W	26 mi SSE of Freeport, Texas
Aug 7 21:00	TS LANDFALL	69 mph	—	28.8°N 95.6°W	19 mi SSW of Lake Jackson, Texas
Aug 8 00:00	TS	58 mph	1000 mb	28.8°N 96.1°W	15 mi SSW of Bay City, Texas
Aug 8 06:00	TS	40 mph	—	28.9°N 97.1°W	near Victoria, Texas
Aug 8 12:00	TD	29 mph	—	28.9°N 98.0°W	47 mi SE of San Antonio, Texas
Aug 8 18:00	TD	23 mph	—	28.9°N 98.7°W	38 mi SSW of San Antonio, Texas

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Abby make landfall?

Abby made landfall once: 19 mi SSW of Lake Jackson, Texas on August 7, 1964 at 21:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds.

What category was Abby?

At its peak on August 7, 1964, Abby was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a central pressure of 1000 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Abby last?

3.0 days, from August 5, 1964 to August 8, 1964. It travelled about 691 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.

Related storms

Keep exploring

Every storm named Abby

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1960	Hurricane Abby Atlantic	Cat 1 81 mph	Honduras, Belize	→
1964	Tropical Storm Abby · this page 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 1964

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1964	Hurricane Cleo Atlantic	Cat 4 150 mph	Haiti, Guadeloupe	→
1964	Hurricane Hilda Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	Louisiana, Pinar del Río, Cuba	→
1964	Hurricane Dora Atlantic	Cat 4 132 mph	Florida	→
1964	Hurricane Gladys Atlantic	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
1964	Hurricane Isbell Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	Florida, Pinar del Río, Cuba	→
1964	Hurricane Ethel Atlantic	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→
1964	Hurricane Odessa Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
1964	Tropical Storm Brenda Atlantic	TS 52 mph	Bermuda	→

See every 1964 storm on one map →

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