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Tropical Storm Abby (1964)

Tropical Storm Abby was a tropical storm at its peak, with 69 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 1000 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 5 of the cities we track; the strongest was Sugar Land, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 59 mph.

Peak strength69 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
LandfallsFirst August 7, 1964
1
Lowest pressure
1000 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Tropical Storm Abby’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. August 7, 1964, tropical storm at 69 mph, about 55 miles from Sugar Land, TX

Modeled winds at cities (5)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Sugar Land, TX59 mph48 mph55 milesAug 7, 1964, 3:30 PM GMT-5
Pearland, TX59 mph48 mph55 milesAug 7, 1964, 3:30 PM GMT-5
League City, TX58 mph47 mph56 milesAug 7, 1964, 3:15 PM GMT-5
Pasadena, TX54 mph44 mph65 milesAug 7, 1964, 3:30 PM GMT-5
Houston, TX52 mph42 mph69 milesAug 7, 1964, 3:30 PM GMT-5

Best track (14 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 5, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph27.3°N, 87.7°W
Aug 6, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph27.8°N, 88.7°W
Aug 6, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph28.2°N, 89.7°W
Aug 6, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph28.5°N, 90.7°W
Aug 6, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph28.5°N, 91.7°W
Aug 7, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph28.5°N, 92.6°W
Aug 7, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph28.6°N, 93.5°W
Aug 7, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph28.6°N, 94.4°W
Aug 7, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph1000 mb28.6°N, 95.2°W
Aug 7, 20:30 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm69 mph28.8°N, 95.6°W
Aug 8, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph1000 mb28.8°N, 96.1°W
Aug 8, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph28.9°N, 97.1°W
Aug 8, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph28.9°N, 98.0°W
Aug 8, 18:00 UTCTropical depression23 mph28.9°N, 98.7°W